BIG FOX NETWORK FEATURES EX-UFC CHAMP
Junior Dos Santos
Los Angeles, CA– Although ex-UFC titleholder (heavyweight- 265 lb. limit) Junior Dos Santos is coming off two horrendous beatings at the hands of champion Cain Velaquez (13-1), he should still have enough left to beat the limited Stipe Miocic (12-1) in the main event of UFC on Fox 13 from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ on Saturday, December 13. If he does not, do not be surprised if Dos Santos is cut by the UFC for his own good.
YOUNGER DIAZ RETURNS
Lightweight (155) Nate Diaz (17-9), the brother of the infamous Nick Diaz (26-9, 1 NC), returns to fight Rafael dos Anjos (22-7). Nate may be able to win with his high volume, but he will need to be careful of the dos Anjos counters that stopped former champ Ben Henderson (21-4).
STEROID CHEAT IN DANGER OF BEING CUT
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem (37-14), once thought to be a threat to Cain, is now fighting for his job. He is 2-3 in the UFC, with all three losses coming by knockout and the last two coming in the first round. Luckily for him, he will be facing Stefan Struve (25-6), who is pretty good at getting knocked out himself. Five of Struve’s six losses have been knockouts.
MORE HEAVYWEIGHTS ROUND OUR MAIN CARD
Matt Mitrione (8-3) and Gabriel Gonzaga (16-8) will open up the four-fight Big Fox card at 8PM/5PM ETPT by facing each other. Mitrione is a slight favorite here, but Gonzaga is a very live dog. As usual, the UFC has put up a good card for Big Fox in the hopes of drawing greater interest in the sport of MMA. Tune in for a solid event.
FOX SPORTS 1 PRELIMS (5PM ET/2PM PT)
FLYWEIGHTS (125):
Willie Gates (11-4) vs John Moraga (15-3)
STRAWWEIGHTS (115):
Claudia Gadelha (12-0) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (7-0)
WELTERWEIGHTS (170):
Ben Saunders (17-6-2) vs. Joe Riggs (40-14, 1 NC)
LIGHTWEIGHTS:
Jamie Varner (21-10-1, 2 NC) vs. Drew Dober (14-6)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (185):
Derek Brunson (12-3) vs. Ed Herman (21-10)
LIGHTWEIGHTS:
Joe Ellenberger (15-1) vs. Bryan Barberena (9-2)
UFC FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS (3:30/12:30PM ETPT)
WELTERWEIGHTS:
David Michaud (7-1) vs. Garrett Whiteley (7-2)
FLYWEIGHTS:
Henry Cejudo (6-0) vs. Dustin Kimura (11-2)
FEATHERWEIGHTS (145:
Ian Entwistle (8-2) vs. Anthony Birchak (11-1)