As one of three heavyweight showdowns scheduled to take place this weekend at UFC on Fox 13, veterans Alistair Overeem and Stefan Struve will attempt to impress and stake their divisional claim.
In an interesting on-paper matchup between two promotional standouts who are at their own respective career crossroads, this heavyweight clash could produce the next relevant title contender.
A victory for either fighter wouldn’t be enough to warrant them an initial championship opportunity, but Overeem and Struve are two names that the promotion is eager to push.
It’s going to be interesting to see how aggressive Overeem comes out considering he’s been finished in the first round in two of his last three appearances.
It’s also going to be interesting to see if Struve commands the Octagon or battles cage rust in his first action since March of 2013, having been sidelined with a fairly serious heart condition that involved a bicuspid aortic valve (which means he has two leaflets instead of the normal three).
Needless to say, both heavyweights are desperately seeking a victory and have some of the best finishing ability in the sport today.
Here is a full head-to-toe breakdown for one of the more fascinating divisional bouts of 2014.