ATLANTA - Alistair Overeem may ultimately be
granted a license to fight in Nevada, but UFC president Dana White said
business demands made it impossible to wait for an upcoming NSAC ruling.
And so it is that Frank Mir will now face UFC champ
Junior Dos Santos in the evening's main event.
White admits he isn't optimistic that things will go well for
Overeem, and he's certainly not happy with "Demolition Man.
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