In what has the makings of a legendary UFC Heavyweight Title match, former Strikeforce Heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will challenge UFC Heavyweight champion Junior “Cigano” dos Santos for his title. Dos Santos destroyed former champion Cain Velasquez in his last outing, while Alistair Overeem beat another former champion, Brock Lesnar, right into retirement.
These are easily the two most dominant strikers in the Heavyweight division, so this fight has all the makings of a classic. Dos Santos has proven that his combination of hand speed, accuracy, and power is one of the most deadly skill sets in the world, but Overeem has fought many of the world’s most formidable kickboxers in K-1 and has very underrated wrestling and submissions to go along with his striking. Right now, dos Santos is a small betting favorite, and I think Overeem is definitely worth a look as an underdog pick. He is bigger and stronger, has better wrestling and submissions, has fought much higher-level strikers than dos Santos, and will use his physicality and Muay Thai technique to dominate in the clinch. This is going to be an exciting matchup, and both guys have the power and technique to end this at any point, but I think Overeem is worth a look as an underdog.
Junior Dos Santos’ Last Five Fights
- Win over Cain Velasquez via KO at UFC on FOX 1
- Win over Shane Carwin via Unanimous Decision at UFC 131
- Win over Roy Nelson via Unanimous Decision at UFC 117
- Win over Gabriel Gonzaga via KO at UFC on Versus 1
- Win over Gilbert Yvel via TKO at UFC 108
Alistair Overeem’s Last Five Fights
- Win over Brock Lesnar via TKO at UFC 141
- Win over Fabricio Werdum via Unanimous Decision at Strikeforce
- Win over Todd Duffee via KO at Dynamite!! 2010
- Win over Brett Rogers via TKO at Strikeforce
- Win over Kazuyuki Fujita via KO at Dynamite!! 2009 Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair OvereemBodog.com Odds
- Dos Santos (-165)
- Overeem (+135)
Betonline.com Odds
- Dos Santos
- Overeem
Bookmaker.com Odds
- Dos Santos (-165)
- Overeem (+135)
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