Alistair Overeem talks to Ariel Helwani at MMAFighting.com Zuffa’s purchase of Strikeforce. “It can be really, really the best thing [that] ever happened to the sport, if it’s used positive, and I see that happening. If it’s used negative, then it’s going to be a downfall. But I don’t see that happening. I see this [...]
With the losses of Andrei Arlovski and Fedor Emelianenko, the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix took a massive hit. Is it such a huge hit that the Grand Prix has lost it’s luster? Yes. Wait, wait, hear me out. I know what you guys are saying, you tournament purists, that the better man wins and that [...]
MMAJunkie.com spoke with Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem, and asked him about the upcoming Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. “I have been looking for a big fight for more than a year now… Tournament or no tournament, Werdum was going to be my first fight in Strikeforce…All the fighters in that tournament are good, so there [...]
Strikeforce, in conjunction with M-1 Global and Showtime, have announced an eight man heavyweight tournament. Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinals will include bouts of Fedor vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov, Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum and Brett Rogers vs. Josh Barnett. Fedor vs. Silva and Arlovski vs. Kharitonov will take place [...]
Dominick Cruz told MMAWeekly.com that he wants a rematch with Urijah Faber, and he wants to coach opposite “The California Kid” on The Ultimate Fighter leading up to the bout. “I definitely want that fight. It’s something I’ll take in stride. I prefer to have that fight fighting for ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ as a coach, [...]
1. Bellator adds a 205lb tournament: Bellator announced on Monday that they are planning a 205 lb. division tournament, and that the search is underway for tournament participants. “We’ve wanted to add a Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament since Season 1, but wanted to ensure that when we did it, we had a great group [...]
1. BJ Penn will be champion again: During ESPN’s Sportscenter on Wednesday morning, BJ Penn said that he expects to head back down to 155lbs and win the title after his fight with Matt Hughes. “I know I’ll get my chance again. I plan on going out and beating Matt Hughes, and honestly, deep down [...]
1. Overeem vs. Werdum: In an interivew with MMAFighting.com, Alistair Overeem discusses who he thinks he’ll defend his Strikeforce title against next. “Personally, I think Werdum. Yep, Werdum, cause that makes sense. I already fought Brett [Rogers] coming out of a loss to Fedor. People gave me a lot of [expletive] for that. ‘Yeah, you’re [...]