This just in from Dana White via Twitter:
“May 26th is now Mir vs. JDS for the Title.”
For those that have been under a rock for the past two weeks, what was originally slated as a bout between current UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem ended up hitting a sandbar when the latter tested positive for a skewed testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio.
While Dana White initially stated he was going to let the diplomatic process work itself out with an appeal set to take place next week, he apparently opted to put his foot on the gas pedal and change the main event before a ruling was made.
Mir is coming off a three-fight win streak and was widely regarded as the next best contender outside Overeem. This comes as a disappointment to the thousands of fans that made a Twitter push to have former Pride kickboxer Mark Hunt get a chance for the belt, but to no avail.
Keep an eye out for more news as it comes in.
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