4 Main Card Predictions For UFC On Fox 13

A trio of heavyweight tilts and the return of Nate Diaz are on tap for Saturday!

There are two big UFC events coming your way this weekend, and the second of them (we'll cover more on the TUF 20 finale once the fights are set following the final episode of the show) features the return to action of former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, lightweight Nate Diaz, and long-absent Stefan Struve. This is a big card for a Fox event, and if they don't totally kill it with too many commercial breaks, it should be a pretty exciting one. That said, it could also be a very short event, with the three heavyweight bouts on the card all capable of ending in a quick knockout. Should that happen, the UFC may be looking to bump up a fight from the preliminary card onto the main broadcast as a reply to fill time - and luckily, there are enough decent fights on the prelims for this to be doable. The main card, however, is our main focus. Dos Santos takes on the surging Stipe Miocic in the main event to crown a possible challenger to the winner of Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum, or Werdum directly should Velasquez not return from injury in time. In the co-main spot, a returning Nate Diaz takes on Rafael dos Anjos - and a win will likely put dos Anjos a fight away from a possible title shot. Elsewhere, Matt Mitrione takes on Gabriel Gonzaga, and Stefan Struve makes another attempt at returning from heart problems against struggling behemoth Alistair Overeem. Lets take a look at predictions for all four of these fights!
 
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.