Every once in a while UFC President Dana White rolls out with a fight that MMA fans simply cannot miss. The main event for UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem will be one of those fights, as White has paired two of the most popular heavyweight fighters in the world against one another to close out 2011. The UFC will make its return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in style, as two absolute monsters are set to throw down with so much on the line for each one as Brock Lesnar takes on Alistair Overeem in one of the most highly anticipated sports betting fights of the year.

UFC 141 will take place over a year since the former UFC Heavyweight champion Lesnar lost his title to Cain Valasquez in a fight that he simply wasn’t ready for. Lesnar was battling a couple of different illnesses and wasn’t in his best shape, which was evident when he was knocked out in the first round. Now, Lesnar is back at full strength and ready to prove that he still deserves to be the champion, with his first obstacle to getting back to the top another fighter that has something to prove in Overeem, who will be the underdog according to the pay head bookies. The former Strikeforce Heavyweight champion went 11 straight fights without a loss to close out his Strikeforce career, with eight of his final nine wins clinched via knockout or submission in only the first round. Despite his dominance, Overeem was always criticized for not fighting against the top competition in the world, which many felt was in the UFC. Now Overeem will make that transition to the UFC, and his first fight will be against the former heavyweight champion.