UFC President Dana White will confirm on tonight’s MMA Live that the winner of Junior dos Santos versus Roy Nelson will receive the next shot at the UFC Heavyweight Championship
It had long been expected that dos Santos, who has emerged as one of UFC’s most touted heavyweight prospects, would secure a shot at the title with a victory. But the story adds the element that “The Ultimate Fighter” season ten winner Roy Nelson is also one big win away from a shot at the championship.
Nelson and dos Santos fight on the upcoming UFC 117 pay-per-view, headlined by Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen. The winner would be in line to fight the winner of UFC 121’s Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez title bout.