For me, this type of fight is what the U in UFC stands for. Two of the most hard hitting heavyweights, if not the most hard hitting, will take each other on in a fight that is guaranteed to make the Octagon and the MGM Grand shake like never before. Lesnar needs to prove himself again following his humiliation at the hands of Cain Velasquez, and Overeem needs to enter the UFC with a bang.
Overeem has a huge reputation to maintain after coming over from Strikeforce, so he will be under equal pressure. Lesnar will want to bounce back and get a rematch for his world title against Dos Santos.
It's a tough one to predict, but I'm going to go Lesnar by stoppage (TKO, KO, or submission). When you look at who Overeem's fought in the past, he's lost to all the good UFC fighters (Rua, Nogueira and Werdum). He did beat Victor Belfort, but nevertheless, his record isn't great against fighters in the UFC. Lesnar on the other hand was really seen as tough to beat before the Velasquez fight. I think that's still the case.
Velasquez is a top fighter who made KO'ing Lesnar look easy, but it really isn't. Lesnar will win. Overeem won't be able to control him.
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