JDS: It’s going to be a stand-up battle
Minutes after Alistair Overeem ended the career of Brock Lesnar in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, heavyweight titleholder Junior Dos Santos…
Minutes after Alistair Overeem ended the career of Brock Lesnar in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, heavyweight titleholder Junior Dos Santos grinned with excitement about his next challenger.
“It’s going to be really, really good for the fans,” Dos Santos told USA TODAY. “Because he’s a striker (and) I’m a striker, it’s going to be a stand-up battle.”
The striking match-up between Dos Santos and Overeem appears more competitive on paper. Both men view themselves as knockout artists, through with different specialties.
Coming from the Dutch tradition of kickboxing, Overeem wields a broader arsenal that blends kicks, knee strikes, elbows and punches. He has won several fights by using his legs for knockouts, including Friday’s result — he landed several knees on Lesnar before crumpling him with a left kick to the liver.
“He’s pretty good at using his kicks, his knees, his punches,” Dos Santos said. “But I believe so much in my boxing.”