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Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem booked for December 30th in Vegas

Brock Lesnar will return to the UFC octagon in a five-round main event Dec. 30 at MGM Grand in Las…

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Chris Palmquist
September 6, 2011 · 1 min read
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Brock Lesnar will return to the UFC octagon in a five-round main event Dec. 30 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, facing newly signed former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.

“Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup,” Overeem told The Times on Tuesday, just after signing a standard UFC fight contract in the office of Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta. “Brock’s a big guy, an exciting wrestler with his takedowns.

“I want to see this fight myself. Overall, I’m a different fighter. A striker, athletic, big. These are going to be two big trucks going at it on a collision course.”

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Video below is of Overeem signing his UFC contract today at the UFC office in Las Vegas:

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