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It appears that Alistair Overeem will not be facing Junior dos Santos in their long-awaited grudge match after he heals from his quad injury. Just a short…

Earlier tonight it was reported by MMA Fighting that UFC Heavyweight Alistair Overeem was indeed forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 160 bout against…

(Photo of Stefan Struve’s broken jaw courtesy of Stefan Struve’s Twitter account) After Mark Hunt dropped Stefan Struve with a left hook last…

Lavar Johnson (17-5 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will be replacing Mark Hunt (8-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in a Heavyweight fight against Stefan “Skyskraper” Struve (23-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at UFC 146, which takes place May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hunt was forced out due to a knee injury (PCL), during training.
Hunt tweeted earlier:
 

@GHETTO_FABOLOUS well its my first time i had to pull out of a fight
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) May 17, 2012

its a sore leg injury pcl lol
— mark

It appears that the many fans lobbying to get Mark Hunt into the title fight at May’s UFC 146 have fallen just short.  The effort put forth by his fans was staggering and very respectful, but UFC President Dana White made it clear that Hunt will have to work his way up the ladder and best a top-tier Heavyweight in order to get a title shot.  Not wanting to give anyone preferential treatment, White had the following to say on the issue:”They can keep rallying. That ain’t going to happen. Listen,

Mark Hunt doesn’t give a damn if you take steroids – he’ll still knock your head off. That’s according to the Austrailian himself, who says that his take on the whole PED subject is simple – none of it’s going to help when someone punches you in the mouth.

Recent developments in the UFC’s schedule for 2012 have shown that the Heavyweight division will be full of many exciting matchups.  With UFC 146 featuring an all-Heavyweight main card, the coming months will cause dramatic changes to the Heavyweight landscape of MMA.  Coupled with the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix final featuring Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier, these developments prove that the heaviest of weight classes is ready to step to the forefront of Mixed Martial