Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve official for UFC on FUEL TV 8 in Japan

[No More Sorrow]

A clash between heavyweight contenders Mark Hunt (8-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Stefan Struve (25-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) is now official for UFC on FUEL TV 8 in Japan.

MMAjunkie.com (MMAjunkie.com*•*UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps) passed along news of the rumored fight on Tuesday, and UFC officials since have made it official.

The event takes place March 3 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Following Facebook prelims, the night's main card airs on FUEL TV (on March 2 in the U.S. due to the time difference).

Struve vs. Hunt will be part of the main card.

The heavyweights initially were slated to fight in May on the heavyweights-only UFC 146 main card, but Hunt was forced off the card with a knee injury.

Struve went on to beat replacement Lavar Johnson at UFC 146, and then he headlined UFC on FUEL TV 5 and knocked out Stipe Miocic. The 7-foot Dutchman now has won four straight fights and six of his past seven, all via stoppage and all in the UFC.

Hunt, meanwhile, is in the midst of a career resurgence. Since a six-fight losing skid, which included a series of PRIDE fights and a UFC-debut loss to Sean McCorkle, the New Zealander has posted consecutive UFC wins over Chris Tuchscherer, Ben Rothwell and Cheick Kongo.

For more on UFC on FUEL TV 8, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

Thought for sure they'd do Kongo/Sturve, they had agreed to that fight originally. Oh well, this is a much better fight than that one and could actually serve as a Main Event, especially because this is only a Fuel TV show.

 

[Embrace Thou Maryse]

War Hunt. Should be a good fight, the skyscrapers gonna fall again.

 

[Troy]

This is a cool fight. I like both fighters but I will be cheering on Struve here to continue his great run. Will be a good scalp for him if Struve can win. Should be an entertaining fight.