Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, Junior dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-3-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). JDS suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Cain Velasquez in their third battle (=Velasquez vs dos Santos 3), after this bout ‘Cigano’ fought just once beating Stipe Miocic in 2014 (=dos Santos vs Miocic).
His opponent, the former K-1 and Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem, has a record of 39-14-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. ‘The Reem’ lost to Ben Rothwell last year (=Overeem vs Rothwell) but then he has won over Stefan Struve (=Overeem vs Struve) and Roy Nelson (=Overeem vs Nelson). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos vs Overeem is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – UFC on Fox 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: UFC on Fox 17: dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2
Date: 2015-12-19
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC on Fox 17 fight card (main fights):
Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2
Junior dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem
Michael Johnson vs Nate Diaz
Charles Oliveira vs Myles Jury
Dos Santos’ previous fight: Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic
Overeem’s previous fight: Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson
Dos Santos’ next fight: Junior dos Santos vs Ben Rothwell
Overeem’s next fight: Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski
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Video:
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(Free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)
why did jds stop after that liver shot? and when did overeem add another weapon to his striking arsenal? last time i watched him he had only kness and that cross counter, now its more of a double threat after that inside slip, i like that
I think Werdum and Cain Velasquez are too strong for both Overeem and JDS…especially since Ufc banned testosterone, thc or other drugs….in fact without doping it would have been really interesting to see fedor emelianenko in the ufc!!!
JDS has the look of a shot boxer — can’t pull the trigger out of fear of getting hurt. Probably why he let up after digging to the body — in his mind, a counter was coming.
The battle was lost already in his mind.
Have to say that the tougher testing seems to have taken a toll on both of them. They look much less cut than usual… especially Overeem.