Oh Overeem.
Posted by Dave Walsh on September 9th, 2009
In case you haven’t been following the world of MMA lately, Alistair Overeem is basically a large area of confusion. Overeem is the current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion. What is funny about Overeem; Strikeforce Champion is that he hasn’t fought in the promotion, nay, the United States, since November 2007. So, of course, the internet is getting up in arms over it. Overeem as champion wasn’t a big deal until Strikeforce moved into the obligatory #2 spot in the United States. Then the questions started coming; why wasn’t Overeem fighting in the US? Why won’t he defend his title? Is he on the roids and afraid of drug tests? Overeem claims its a contract thing;
My contract with Strikeforce was only made about three months before the incident, I think they let me fight against (Vitor)Belfort and Paul (Buentello) to lose, but I won. Normally in a contract it says you have to defend your title within a certain period. But my contract just ended there. As I had a long term contract with FEG, I kept fighting for Dream and K-1. It’s ironic that we finally got an offer from Strikeforce and reached an agreement, and I get in some stupid brawl and cut my hand. In jail it got infected and it took longer than expected.
He has been fighting for FEG for quite a while, and is scheduled to fight for Golden Glory on October 17. Of course, he is also taking part in the K-1 World Grand Prix. Overeem and Strikeforce will collide eventually, but honestly, don’t hold your breath.
September 10th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Overeem is a chump of a heavyweight champion at this point. I can’t wait ’til I get to boot him out of the rankings for not even fighting under MMA rules in a year in just a couple months.
Fanboyism for him is so ridiculous. Never underestimate how much love little white boys will develop for a large black man.
September 11th, 2009 at 1:05 am
They fear his mighty penis, Tom.
He defines roided to the gills. He belongs in kickboxing rankings, not MMA. I concur, he needs to drop that belt.