After Frank Mir failed to get Junior dos Santos to the ground on an early takedown attempt, the two-time former champion looked like he might be in trouble.
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Junior dos Santos (champion, 14-1) vs. Frank Mir (16-5)
It’s only fitting that on the biggest night of heavyweight bouts in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, the organization’s most accomplished big man has a chance to regain the title he has held twice before.
After Stipe Miocic and Stefan Struve are finished fighting in separate bouts on Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the MGM Grand Garden, each hopes to watch the heavyweight title bout that serves as the evening’s main event.
Ultimate Fighting Championship standout Nick Diaz received a stiff fine and a 12-month suspension Monday from the Nevada Athletic Commission, after testing positive for marijuana metabolites following his Feb. 4 loss to Carlos Condit on the UFC 143 card at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Ultimate Fighting Championship star Jon Jones was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing his 2012 Bentley into a utility pole in Binghamton, N.Y.
