Come on Dana

 Alistair Overeem recently failed a drug test forcing him out of UFC 146 title fight against UFC heavy weight champion Junior dos Santos. Former champions Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez are fighting each other on the same card to see who would get the next title shot. Logic would say since Mir is a top contender and is on a winning streak he should take Overeem’s place and fight for the title. UFC president Dana White has confirmed the Mir- Velasquez will go on as planned. This is a huge problem because no other fight makes sense. No other contender has beaten the quality of fighters Mir has. To have a lesser fighter leapfrog over Mir isn’t fair to him or to Dos Santos who faces the possibility being called a paper champion because of White’s decision not to let the best fighter fight.

MELVIN GUILLARD IN A MUST-WIN SITUATION

Melvin Guillard is arguably the most athletic fighter in the UFC. He has an incredible amount of potential that is undeniable. Potential and natural talent will only get you so far, though. To stay in the UFC, fighters have to win, and Guillard is at risk of losing three straight fights. Guillard's back-to-back losses started with Joe Lauzon, who choked out Guillard in just 48 seconds. Next Jim Miller submitted him at the 2:04 mark of the very first round. It is no secret jiu-jitsu is Guillard's Kryptonite since nine of his ten losses are from submissions. Guillard's next opponent, Fabricio Camoes, is a highly respected BJJ practitioner. If Guillard is submitted again and then gets cut, he will become a sad sports story of an athlete with great potential who just couldn't cut it.

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