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UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir and the Top 5 Greatest Tales of Vengeance in MMA

UFC 146 on May 26, 2012, will be headlining Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir for the UFC Heavyweight Title. This matchup between the iron-swinging Brazilian and the bone-shattering American has an underlying story which has been brooding in all epic mar…

UFC 146 on May 26, 2012, will be headlining Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir for the UFC Heavyweight Title. This matchup between the iron-swinging Brazilian and the bone-shattering American has an underlying story which has been brooding in all epic martial arts tales since the beginning of time. This will be a story of […]

Frank Mir Believes He Poses a Big Threat to Junior Dos Santos

Frank Mir has been with the UFC for over 10 years. That’s an amazing statistic, especially when you consider that Mir is a heavyweight. As a general rule, heavyweights don’t really have that kind of staying power. Very few heavyweights have…

Frank Mir has been with the UFC for over 10 years. That’s an amazing statistic, especially when you consider that Mir is a heavyweight. As a general rule, heavyweights don’t really have that kind of staying power. Very few heavyweights have put together the kind of career Mir has over the past decade. He’s a […]

UFC 146: 5 Reasons Junior Dos Santos vs. Fedor Emelianenko Makes Sense

The future looks grim for a match featuring Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC 146. Though Overeem’s failed drug test comes as no surprise to those who have followed him since his lanky K-1 days, the timing couldn’t be …

The future looks grim for a match featuring Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC 146. Though Overeem’s failed drug test comes as no surprise to those who have followed him since his lanky K-1 days, the timing couldn’t be much worse. Desperate fans have taken to lobbying via Twitter for journeyman Mark Hunt as a […]

Jon Jones Would Replace Alistair Overeem, but Not Against Junior dos Santos

If Alistair Overeem isn’t able to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 146, don’t count on seeing reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones taking his spot, according to ESPN.com. “It’s hard to even sa…

If Alistair Overeem isn’t able to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 146, don’t count on seeing reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones taking his spot, according to ESPN.com. “It’s hard to even say because of two factors. First, it would be disrespectful of me to just look past Rashad completely like, […]

UFC 146: 5 Reasons Junior Dos Santos vs. Dan Henderson Makes No Sense

MMA legend Dan Henderson has made it known that he would be willing to step in against UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146. Dos Santos was originally scheduled to face Dutch kickboxing specialist Alistair Overeem, but a failed drug te…

MMA legend Dan Henderson has made it known that he would be willing to step in against UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146. Dos Santos was originally scheduled to face Dutch kickboxing specialist Alistair Overeem, but a failed drug test from Overeem has put the fight in serious jeopardy—though it is worth […]

UFC News: Dan Henderson Says He’d Fight Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146

With Frank Mir seemingly out of the mix as a UFC 146 heavyweight title challenger, fans and analysts alike are beginning to wonder who could possibly step in against UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. JDS was initially scheduled to fight Alist…

With Frank Mir seemingly out of the mix as a UFC 146 heavyweight title challenger, fans and analysts alike are beginning to wonder who could possibly step in against UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. JDS was initially scheduled to fight Alistair Overeem on May 26, but after “The Reem” failed a pre-fight drug test, […]