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Junior dos Santos: 'I don't think Overeem has what it takes to beat Miocic'

Former UFC heavyweight champion believes that current champ Stipe Miocic has the advantage against his presumptive next opponent, Alistair Overeem.

Stipe Miocic is the UFC's newest heavyweight champion, having violently vanquished Fabricio Werdum with one punch in the UFC 198 main event. Miocic's likely opponent for his first title defense is Alistair Overeem, who has won his last 4 fights, including consecutive knockout wins over Junior dos Santos and Andrei Arlovski.

Two months prior to last week's main event, JDS had backed Miocic against Werdum due to what he believed was Stipe's superior striking skills.