Post by CJ on Apr 21, 2012 15:47:55 GMT -5
UFC President Dana White announced on Twitter late Friday night that Alistair Overeem, who recently failed a drug test, will not fight for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. He will be replaced by Frank Mir. Mir was scheduled to fight Cain Velaxquez in a number one contender's match on the same card. No replacement for Mir in that fight has been named.
Overeem is scheduled to appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission this Tuesday. While it is possible that Overeem could be granted a license to fight, it is unclear whether he will be on the UFC 146 card at this time. You can read a full report at www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-President-Says-Frank-Mir-Will-Face-Junior-dos-Santos-for-Heavyweight-Title-at-UFC-146-42045. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Stephen Minihane]
Overeem is scheduled to appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission this Tuesday. While it is possible that Overeem could be granted a license to fight, it is unclear whether he will be on the UFC 146 card at this time. You can read a full report at www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-President-Says-Frank-Mir-Will-Face-Junior-dos-Santos-for-Heavyweight-Title-at-UFC-146-42045. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Stephen Minihane]
I have no clue why he was so confident that he was fighting...
...good for Mir. Although I wonder who Velasquez will fight now
