Tag: Santos

UFC 146 Predictions: Odds, Simulation and Fighters All Favor Dos Santos over Mir

UFC 146 is fast approaching and while some are lamenting the loss of the original main event, a fight that would have seen two of the best heavyweight strikers in MMA go toe to toe inside the Octagon, the fight that we will see between heavyweight cham…

UFC 146 is fast approaching and while some are lamenting the loss of the original main event, a fight that would have seen two of the best heavyweight strikers in MMA go toe to toe inside the Octagon, the fight that we will see between heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and former champion Frank Mir […]

UFC 146 Fight Card: Will Junior Dos Santos Become the Best UFC Heavyweight Ever?

Let me say something that may catch you off guard:  Junior dos Santos is good. He’s better than good, actually; he will become the greatest heavyweight in the history of the UFC.   I can hear you complaining and diving for the comment b…

Let me say something that may catch you off guard:  Junior dos Santos is good. He’s better than good, actually; he will become the greatest heavyweight in the history of the UFC.   I can hear you complaining and diving for the comment bar now, so let me explain before you voice your displeasure.   […]

UFC 146 Fight Card: Why Junior Dos Santos Will KO Frank Mir

“The one shot power of Junior dos Santos! Who can stop that man?” “…Frank Mir!” Or at least, that is what is being pitched to fans in the UFC’s well-proliferated ad for the upcoming UFC 146 event. As is custom when i…

“The one shot power of Junior dos Santos! Who can stop that man?” “…Frank Mir!” Or at least, that is what is being pitched to fans in the UFC’s well-proliferated ad for the upcoming UFC 146 event. As is custom when it comes to title fights where one guy is a heavy favorite, MMA pundits […]

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir Live Streaming Pre-Fight Press Conference

Coming off of his historic fight against Cain Velasquez, in which he scored a knockout to become the UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos will defend his title for the first time at Saturday’s UFC 146. Although he was originally expected t…

Coming off of his historic fight against Cain Velasquez, in which he scored a knockout to become the UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos will defend his title for the first time at Saturday’s UFC 146. Although he was originally expected to compete against former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem, dos Santos will now meet a […]

UFC 146: Junior Dos Santos Will Avenge Idol’s Loss to Frank Mir with Beatdown

Junior dos Santos has a little extra motivation heading into Saturday’s UFC 146 matchup with Frank Mir. At UFC 140, Mir fought dos Santos’ mentor and hero, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and the fight ended in TKO and a broken arm for Nogueira. …

Junior dos Santos has a little extra motivation heading into Saturday’s UFC 146 matchup with Frank Mir. At UFC 140, Mir fought dos Santos’ mentor and hero, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and the fight ended in TKO and a broken arm for Nogueira. Jeff Wagenheim of Sports Illustrated summed it up perfectly: It was difficult to […]

UFC 146: Frank Mir Should Tap His Inner Cormier to Beat Junior Santos

Frank Mir is presented the chance to become UFC heavyweight champion again this Saturday at UFC 146 in Las Vegas, right in his home state of Nevada. The current champion, Junior Dos Santos, will attempt to deny the hometown fighter that chance and leav…

Frank Mir is presented the chance to become UFC heavyweight champion again this Saturday at UFC 146 in Las Vegas, right in his home state of Nevada. The current champion, Junior Dos Santos, will attempt to deny the hometown fighter that chance and leave the host crowd with a bad taste in their mouths. Mir’s […]