Although Dana White said he was going to wait until Alistair Overeem stood before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on a ruling on whether or not they would approve a license for him to fight, the UFC went ahead and made Frank Mir vs Junior dos Santos official. The originally scheduled JDS vs Overeem would have been a better fight but Reem’s failed drug tested prompted the UFC to make changes.
This change may is a good thing for savvy betters, check out the BetDSI.com UFC betting Odds:
FRANK MIR PK+385
JUNIOR DOS SANTOS PK-535
As you can see Junior dos Santos is the huge betting favorite. JDS is on a 9 win streak vs Mir’s 3 win streak. He also dispatched the former UFC Heavyweight Champ Cain Velasquez in the very first round without even getting a scratch on his face. JDS and Mir have fought 3 of the same opponents: Mirko Filipović, Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin. JDS scored wins over all 3 but Mir was stopped by Carwin in the first round. As you can see, there are many reasons why Dos Santos is the big betting favorite.
Rumor mill: There was a rumor spreading that Cain Velasquez (who was scheduled to fight Mir) would fight Roy Nelson and that the winner would be the #1 contender. But those rumors proved false. Roy Nelson isn’t even ranked in the top ten heavyweight rankings and he has lost ¾ of his most recent fights. Now the word around the web is that Velasquez will fight Mir’s original opponent, Big Foot Silva. But that info comes from good sources.