In the main event of UFC 146, Junior dos Santos will square off against the former champion, Frank Mir.
Almost everybody out there is expecting JDS to score a knockout and end Mir’s night quickly, as Mir has fallen by some form of first-round knockout multiple times in the past.
In addition to that, dos Santos has handed out his fair share of first-round knockouts.
It doesn’t look good for Mir, but that is why a victory from him would shake up the heavyweight division immensely.
Mir would become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, and would show the rest of the division that he is the best Mir he has ever been.
Not only that, but JDS is the worst possible matchup for a guy like Mir, and if Mir wins, he shows the rest of the division that he can hang with anyone, regardless of their skill set.
Many people are saying that JDS could be the person to hold the heavyweight belt for a long time, so that the division finally has a dominant champion.
A Mir victory would totally change that though, as Mir has already lost to one of the top heavyweights currently in the UFC.
Mir lost to Shane Carwin at UFC 111 by first-round knockout with the interim belt on the line. Mir has looked good as of late, and Carwin has been out for a while, but there is no reason to believe that a second fight would go any differently.
For Mir, a win would cement his place in the UFC Hall of Fame, and the rest of the division would be on alert with one message: Frank Mir is still a serious threat to everyone.
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