Ariel Helwani spoke to UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and his opponent Frank Mir for Fuel TV's UFC Tonight after the UFC 146 weigh ins. Dos Santos makes his first title defense tomorrow night in Las Vegas.
Dos Santos won the title from Cain Velasquez at UFC on Fox 1 last fall. He was originally scheduled to face Alistair Overeem this weekend but Overeem failed a pre-fight urine test for elevated testosterone:epitestosterone ratios.
SBN coverage of UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir
Helwani also caught up with former champ Cain Velasquez and his discussed Cain's opponent Antonio "Big Foot: Silva. Velasquez was originally set to face Mir in a #1 contender's match before Mir got the call to replace Overeem.
Here's Ariel talking to Lavar Johnson and Stefan Struve who open the pay-per-view card.
UFC 146 will be the first-ever UFC card to feature an all-Heavyweight main card. Roy Nelson vs Dave Herman and Shane del Rosario vs. Stipe Miocic round out the card.
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