Despite recent speculation, Frank Mir will not replace Alistair Overeem and step in to fight Junior dos Santos at UFC 146.
Overeem failed a pre-fight drug test when he tested positive for high levels of testosterone and it has potentially put his title shot against Dos Santos in jeopardy. The UFC has yet to officially make an announcement regarding whether or not Overeem will be replaced.
Mir, a former UFC heavyweight champion, is currently scheduled to fight fellow former champ Cain Velasquez in the co-main event at UFC 146 with the winner earning a title shot.
On Saturday UFC president Dana White put any rumours of Mir being moved to the main event to rest, tweeting: “Mir vs. Cain will happen.”
Another rumoured replacement opponent has been Fabricio Werdum, who is scheduled to fight Mike Russow at UFC 147 in Brazil. Even Dan Henderson, who competes at light-heavyweight and middleweight has expressed interest in stepping in to fight Dos Santos.
Until the UFC makes an official announcement all that is known is Dos Santos will defend his belt in the main event at UFC 146 and Mir vs. Velasquez will remain the co-main event.
Fight announcements
— The Ultimate Fighter season 12 winner Jonathan Brookins will take on highly-touted featherweight prospect Charles Oliveira at the TUF Live finale on June 1 in Las Vegas. A featherweight bout between Max Holloway and Pat Schilling, as well as a bantamweight contest featuring John Albert and Byron Bloodworth have also been added to the card.
— The recently announced UFC on FX 3 show from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., officially added four fights to its lineup. Charlie Brenneman takes on up-and-coming Brazilian Erick Silva in a welterweight bout; middleweights Buddy Roberts and Caio Magalhaes will make their UFC debuts against one another; lightweights Bernardo Magalhaes and Henry Martinez meet in preliminary action; and Tim Means is set to face fellow lightweight Justin Salas.
— Bantamweights Edwin Figueroa and Ken Stone will meet at UFC on FX 4 in New Jersey expected to take place on June 22.
