Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem Title Fight Confirmed for UFC 146

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By Shaun Al-Shatti - Staff Writer

Mar 6, 2012 - After months of speculation, Junior dos Santos' first title defense has finally been made official. The UFC's newest heavyweight champion will meet former Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1 beltholder Alistair Overeem at the main event of UFC 146, slated for May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC officials confirmed the booking on Tuesday. Tickets for are expected to go on sale later this month.
The heavyweight title fight joins a card already highlighted by the return of known UFC commodities Edson Barboza, Dan Hardy, Diego Brandao, and Jason "Mayhem" Miller.

Dos Santos (14-1) last appeared in the main event of November's UFC on FOX debut, where he soundly defeated Cain Velasquez in just 64 seconds to earn "Knockout of the Night" honors and the UFC heavyweight strap. His victory marked the culmination of a stunning nine fight win streak, eight of which took place under the UFC umbrella and six of which ended in the first round. Throughout that time the 27-year-old dos Santos defeated a who's who of the heavyweight division, including Fabricio Werdum, Stefan Struve, Mirko Cro Cop, Roy Nelson, and Shane Carwin.
Likewise, Overeem (36-11, 1 NC) carries his own 12-fight unbeaten streak into the headlining tilt after collecting championships in nearly every other major MMA promotion, often in violent fashion. Before joining the UFC ranks, the 31-year-old Dutch striker ripped through an impressive run in which he finished eight of nine fights within four minutes against the likes of Mark Hunt, Gary Goodridge, Brett Rogers, and Todd Duffee.

After dropping out of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix due to lingering injuries, Overeem made his long-awaited UFC debut against Brock Lesnar last December, needing just two-and-a-half minutes to floor the former champion with a devastating liver kick.

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Ronda Rousey takes Strikeforce bantamweight belt with another armbar

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(Getty)Ronda Rousey backed up her months of smack talk, submitting Miesha Tate to win the Strikeforce bantamweight championship in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday night. Though this fight went longer than any of Rousey's other matches, which were all finished in less than a minute, she still didn't need more than one round.

Miesha Tate came out swinging, but Rousey got her down to the ground. She moved to side position, got the armbar and stretched it into an ugly position. Somehow, Tate got out and took Rousey's back. Rousey got out and stood up.
Moments later, she used her judo skills to hip toss Tate to the ground and moved into mount position. Tate flipped over, giving up her back. Rousey grabbed Tate's arm, stretched it out, and forced Tate to tap at 4:27 in the first round. With that, Rousey became the Strikeforce's women's bantamweight champ.
"She was much more savvy on the ground than I anticipated. She's good, and she's legit, but I don't feel that bad about [the injury]," Rousey said after the fight. It appeared Tate's arm was injured from the armbar.
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Bad blood started between the two women when Rousey pushed for a title shot against Tate, who did not feel Rousey had earned a shot. The disdain between the two grew as they promoted their title fight. They squabbled during an interview with Cagewriter and threw a number of other barbs in various outlets. The animosity turned physical during Friday's weigh-ins. Tate pushed her forehead against Rousey's during their face-off, and Rousey used her head to push Tate back.
An Olympic bronze-medalist in judo, Rousey has submission skills that no one has been able to solve yet. In five fights, she has submitted all five of her opponents with an armbar.
Earlier in the evening, former champ Sarah Kaufman won a bloody brawl against Alexis Davis. She wants the next shot at Rousey, and Rousey said she wanted the fight.
"I would welcome it for sure," Rousey said. "I was impressed with her performance."

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Constantinos Philippou of Cyprus and Court McGee of the USA exchange punches during the UFC On FX light middleweight bout at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia

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Referee Herb Dean stops the fight as Martin Kampmann of Denmark submits Thiago Alves of Brazil during the UFC On FX welterweight bout at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: Martin Kampmann of Denmark and Thiago Alves of Brazil exchange blows during the UFC On FX welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: Martin Kampmann of Denmark and Thiago Alves of Brazil graple during the UFC On FX welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia

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Joseph Benavidez of the USA celebrates victory after his UFC On FX flyweight bout and Yasuhiro Urushitani at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia


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Demetrious Johnson of the USA and Ian McCall of the USA fight during the UFC On FX flyweight bout at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

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Demetrious Johnson won a disputed decision over Ian McCall while fellow flyweight Joseph Benavidez earned a spot in the final with a TKO. Martin Kampmann stunned Thiago Alves in the final minute

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Combat Challenge 19 – Fight Card

 

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Combat Challenge 19


March 24
Chapparell’s Center
Akron Ohio

155 lbs – Keifer Roberts 0-2 (Indepenent) vs Derek Cook 0-1 (Team Impact)
155 lbs – Joe Callari 2-5 (Griffon Rawl) vs Devontae Smith 1-1 (Brick House MMA)
265 lbs – Anthony Holder 3-3 (Independent) vs Adib Nour 2-0 (Dojo Fight Team)
115 lbs – Rebecca Heintzman 0-0 (Power of One MMA) [...]

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