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While the California-based Strikeforce organization has spent the past year building its roster of athletes, one of the most burning questions on MMA fans’ minds regarding the promotion has been, “When will heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem return?” Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed on Thursday’s edition of Props: MMAWeekly(via Watch Kalib Run) Quoteworthy: “I never said he wasn’t fighting in April. What I said was there will be a fight by the end of March or April in K-1, and actually, he did very well in K-1 and he’s got an extremely good contract. Commercial-wise, it’s better for him, and we agreed to this [...] Whether it is a case of miscommunication or furtive behind-the-scenes dealing, a curious story regarding Alistair Overeem’s choice of opponent for the upcoming Dynamite!! 2009 has surfaced. As announced earlier this week, the “Demolition Man” will face Kazuyuki Fujita on New Year’s Eve despite the early rumor that a bout with former UFC Heavyweight champion, Andrei [...] “It’s my turn now. I have a lot of respect for Fedor. He is the best in the world. I already fought (Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion) Alistair Overeem in Japan. It’s my turn to fight Fedor. I believe in my techniques and if it goes to the ground, I believe in my jiu-jitsu.” –Strikeforce heavyweight contender Fabricio [...] Props: MMAWeekly Quoteworthy: “We’ll be seeing him (in Strikeforce) next year, 100 percent. Whatever they want, if they want to put Alistair against Fedor, it’s fine, depending on how we can make good terms. Obviously, if it was a build-up, there were the first two fights if (Alistair) would win, and then he would go for a [...] Strikeforce heavyweight champion (cough) Alistair Overeem (30-11) will make his previously scheduled appearance at DREAM 12 on Oct. 25 against former PRIDE heavyweight bruiser James Thompson (14-10), according toMMA Fanhouse. Yes, the same James Thompson who was stopped by Kimbo Slice at Elite XC: “Prime Time” in 2008 and yes, the same James Thompson who’s dropped [...] “I don’t know what’s been going on with [Overeem], he’s kinda been hesitatin’ on everybody. He’s always complainin’ about something ain’t right, his hand is hurtin’ and things like that. If I was anybody I would try to go in deep on why his hand is hurtin’ and why everything else is hurtin’ because maybe [...] There were more than a few eyebrows raised after the official line up was recently announced for the upcoming K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 — primarily because one of its participants was Alistair Overeem, current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion. “Demolition Man” was forced to withdraw from his scheduled title defense against Fabricio Werdum at the [...] Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming title defense against Fabricio Werdum at the “Carano vs. Cyborg” event from the HP Pavilion on August 15 after re-aggravatinga previous hand injury. MMAmania.com confirmed the change with Strikeforce officials earlier today. Overeem has yet to defend his heavyweight crown after capturing it with [...] |
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