Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem official for FOX UFC Fight Night in Orlando
A huge heavyweight fight has been added to the upcoming FOX UFC Fight Night card in Orlando, Fla., as former champion Junior Dos Santos meets Alistair Overeem on Dec. 19.
UFC officials confirmed the new fight on Tuesday.
The fight between Dos Santos and Overeem finally will happen more than three years after they originally were set to meet inside the Octagon.
The two heavyweights were expected to face off in the main event of UFC 146 in May 2012, but Overeem was yanked from the card after he returned a pre-fight drug test with elevated levels of testosterone.
The card went ahead with Dos Santos defeating Frank Mir in the main event instead.
Now three years later, Dos Santos and Overeem finally will settle their differences with both fighters getting close to title contention.
It's been almost exactly one year since Dos Santos last fought, when he won a unanimous decision over Stipe Miocic last December before suffering a knee injury that has kept him out for most of 2015. Injuries have slowed Dos Santos considerably in the past few years, with him competing in only three fights total in 2013 and 2014.
Overeem last appeared in the Octagon in March when he won a lopsided decision over Roy Nelson for his second straight victory, overall. Overeem has gone 3-1 over his past four fights.
