{"id":124983,"date":"2015-01-07T06:10:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T14:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=124983"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:57:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:57:27","slug":"roy-nelson-v-overeem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/roy-nelson-v-overeem\/","title":{"rendered":"Alistair Overeem vs. Roy Nelson set for UFC 185 in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Alistair-Overeem.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Alistair-Overeem.png\" alt=\"Alistair Overeem\" width=\"550\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-122575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Alistair-Overeem.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Alistair-Overeem-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Alistair-Overeem-362x250.png 362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA heavyweight clash featuring two of the divisions hardest hitters will take place at UFC 185 this March.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced yesterday that former Strikeforce heavyweight title holder Alistair Overeem (38-14 MMA) has agreed to meet Roy Nelson (20-10 MMA) at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Roy &#8220;Big Country&#8221; Nelson was last seen in action in the headlining bout of September&#8217;s UFC Fight Night event in Japan, where he suffered a second-round knockout loss to Mark Hunt. Prior to the setback, Nelson was coming off a first-round KO victory which he earned over Antonio Nogueira in April. &#8220;Big Country&#8221; has gone 2-3 in his past five contests.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Alistair Overeem returned to the octagon at last month&#8217;s UFC on FOX event in Phoenix, where he scored a first-round knockout win over Stefan Struve. &#8220;The Reem&#8221; has gone 2-1 in his past three octagon appearances, with his lone setback coming to Ben Rothwell this past September.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 185 takes place March 14 live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event is headlined by a lightweight title fight featuring champ Anthony Pettis taking on challenger Rafael dos Anjos.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have winning this heavyweight showdown? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A heavyweight clash featuring two of the divisions hardest hitters will take place at UFC 185 this March. UFC officials announced yesterday that former Strikeforce heavyweight title holder Alistair Overeem (38-14 MMA) has agreed to meet Roy Nelson (20-10 MMA) at the event. 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