Champ Stipe Miocic official for UFC 211 rematch vs. Junior Dos Santos; relive first fight inside stat : MMAjunkie

It's official: Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will headline UFC 211 in Texas against former champ Junior Dos Santos in May. In May 2015, he headlined UFC Fight Night 65 in Australia and knocked out Mark Hunt in the fifth round. For more on UFC 211, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site. After several days of rumors and reports, UFC officials firmed things up late Tuesday night by announcing the Miocic (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and Dos Santos (18-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) rematch as the UFC 211 main event. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.




"Apparently, he just wanted to fight, so they found the guy that will fight him," Boetsch said. BROOKLYN, N.Y. – UFC middleweight Tim Boetsch's reaction to being paired with Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza wasn't what you'd expect for a fighter getting a shot at a title contender. But still, he trails Souza by a long shot in the promotional rankings and is unranked compared to the Brazilian's No. And for more on UFC 208, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site. But there's something to be said about being dependable, at least when it comes to saying yes to UFC matchmakers.


However, before Gall could face Punk, the UFC gave the former a tryout against 31-year-old Jackson on the UFC Fight Pass prelim portion of UFC 196. I think he and I, we have enough history and a little bit of bad blood that we can just make the money fight right here, right now." Mike "The Truth" Jackson has issued a challenge to CM Punk to help determine "who the real can is". "They only have a little bit of promotional material, you don't have to worry about looking for another fighter to fight CM Punk. "Let's see who the real can is here, and let's make some money doing it," Jackson said.


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