Super Bowl Weekend just got a lot bigger with the announcement that Alistair Overeem and Frank Mir have been moved from the card of UFC 167 to act as main card support.
Alistair Overeem vs Frank Mir moved to UFC 169
The switch was first reported by Newsday, and later confirmed by UFC officials.
Overeem (36-13 1NC) came in to the UFC riding a high and took out the heavyweight divisions most recognized figure in Brock Lesnar. The organization had big expectations of The Reem, but he did not live up to them. Since beating the WWE superstar he has gone on a two-fight losing skid – picking up losses to Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Travis Browne. Both of the blemishes on his record came via knockout.
Mir (16-8) is riding an unfortunate three-fight losing streak. Most recently he was on the wrong side of a Josh Barnett knee; although controversial the fight was finished early in the first round. Prior to the UFC 164 loss, he lost to former Strikeforce Grand Prix champ Daniel Cormier and Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title.
UFC 169 goes down on Feb. 1st, 2014, from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The card is headlined by a Light Heavyweight Title bout between dominant champion Jon Jones and surging challenger Glover Teixiera. Stay tuned to MMASucka.com for more on this and other events.
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