Dana White shut the door on a fan campaign to see Mark Hunt step in to face Junior dos Santos at UFC 146 if Alistair Overeem is unable to get a license from the NSAC.
White, who didn't feel like speaking about Overeem because of his anger towards him, talked about why Hunt won't get the title shot following UFC on Fuel 2:
“[Fans] can keep rallying. It ain’t going to happen,” White flatly stated during Saturday’s “UFC on FUEL TV 2″ post-fight press conference.
"Listen, Mark Hunt is going to have to fight one of the top guys. You don't just jump right into the title shot."
"I have ... praised Mark Hunt for what he's been able to accomplish in the situation that he was in. I think this fight with Struve is a good fight for him. If he beats Struve, he'll break in and start fighting some of the top-five heavyweights in the world.
"But first of all, I've got to say, anything can happen in a fight, but in all reality, it's not fair to Mark Hunt either to put the guy right in there with a Junior Dos Santos for a title shot. The guy (ideally) works his way up, he beats Struve, fights somebody in the top-five."
"I guarantee you this: If he beats Struve, his next fight will be (against) somebody that's top-five that can get him closer to that title shot."
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