Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem Set for December, Dana White Confirms

Huge news has just been confirmed by UFC President Dana White via Twitter this afternoon regarding a bout between superstar fighters Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem having been set for a UFC event on December 30, 2011.

@danawhite: Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem, Friday, Dec. 30 in Las Vegas.

The bout will be a five-round main event set at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, according to the Los Angeles Times. 

The UFC has been negotiating with the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Overeem, after he unexpectedly left that organization midway through the heavyweight grand prix tournament. But after a few months away from the cage, "The Reem" is excited to compete in what may be the biggest fight of his career thus far.

"Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup," Overeem told The Times. "Brock's a big guy, an exciting wrestler with his takedowns.

"I want to see this fight myself. Overall, I'm a different fighter. A striker, athletic, big. These are going to be two big trucks going at it on a collision course."

In addition to the news of this fight being set up, the UFC has also said that the winner of Overeem-Lesnar will be the first in line to fight for the title against the winner of the UFC on FOX main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos set for November 12.

"This is the fight the fans want," UFC President Dana White said. "Both of these guys are monsters. Can Lesnar take Overeem down?"

This highly anticipated bout will be just the latest in a string of "dream fights" that the UFC has set up recently. 

Keep checking with Bleacher Report MMA for more information regarding this event in the coming days.