May 10, 2017
The card of the year is
almost upon us. Touch my hand; I'm shaking.
Junior Dos Santos defeated
Stipe Miocic in 2014, but that was
before Miocic became UFC heavyweight champion, and before Dos
Santos was sent tumbling to the canvas by Alistair
Overeem. Miocic has grown into his
role as champ, and Dos Santos has made serious strides to fine-tune
his dangerous boxing game. On this edition of Heavy Hands, we break
down this rerun of a classic heavyweight fight, and give our
predictions for the contest.
But this is
UFC 211, so you know that’s not
all. In the co-main event, Joanna
Jedrzejczyk takes on
Jessica
Andrade, who just might be her
most dangerous opponent yet. Can Jedrzejczyk overcome the power and
volume of the Brazilian, or will The Pile Driver take the title
away from WMMA’s most dominant champ? As with the main event, we
give this scrap the full-segment treatment it deserves. Spoilers:
one of our picks pay surprise you.
But, uh . . . this is UFC
211. So yeah, the fun ain’t over. Henry
Cejudo and Sergio
Pettis will open the main card
with a fascinating fight, the winner of whom will very likely earn
a shot at Demetrious
Johnson’s title. For Cejudo, it
would be a chance at redemption, and if the crazy aggression he
brought to bear against Joseph
Benavidez is any indication, he is
ready for another shot at the belt. The little brother of
Anthony Pettis has been quietly
compiling an impressive win streak, however, and Cejudo’s name
would be the one he needs to prove that championship talent runs in
the family.
