A. Overeem: "Will Attend UFC 93 and In talks with the UFC" Also wants Lesnar and Mir!

by warsilva on Jan 2, 2009 2:41 PM EST Comment 42 comments

In a recent interview with DreamFighters.com, Alistair Overeem has said he plans on attending UFC 93, and is already in talks with Dana White and the UFC. He also talks about wanting to fight Lesnar, Mir and Fedor.

http://dreamfighters.com/?p=1037

DreamFighters.com: Have you had any talks with Dana White or the UFC - Any interest fighting for the UFC or Affliction?

Alistair Overeem: My management has been in contact with Affliction as well as the UFC, I am a fighter and i concentrate on fighting, I am very happy with Golden Glory!

He also challeneged Bonjaksy on k-1 rules!!

DreamFighters.com: What is next for you? UFC, Lesnar, Fedor, what?

Alistair Overeem: Well I chellenged Bonjaksy on k-1 rules and yes Fedor and lesnar or on my list, Mir as well!

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ooooh!

yay!

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 2, 2009 2:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy hope he goes to the ufc.. I wanna see him against guys like kongo first. or dos santos, if he really is the real deal. then go for the top guys..

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by weoweoweo on Jan 2, 2009 2:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

rec’d

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by weoweoweo on Jan 2, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Rematch with Crocop or a rochambeau contest with Kongo!

by Ubernoober on Jan 2, 2009 2:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Kongo by going first. In the first.

by subo on Jan 2, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is he ever going to defend that Strikeforce belt?

by who me on Jan 2, 2009 2:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

strikeforce doesnt even have much people that can really challenge him.

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by weoweoweo on Jan 2, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow. Great news and way to break a story man. Rec’d for sure.

by Rundownloser on Jan 2, 2009 3:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Will he be decked out in UFC attire like Ishii?

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by Eugene Schelfaut on Jan 2, 2009 4:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

it looked like Ishii may have run them out of stock on most ufc items

by DUGASWARRIOR on Jan 2, 2009 4:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

lol

by Michaelthebox on Jan 2, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Calling out Bonjasky now, huh? I hope he accepts.

Bonjasky is the kind of fighter who could easily crumple Overeem inside a few minutes, especially after seeing Hari’s horrible performance. Biggest difference is that Bonjasky is almost always leaned on in K-1, so he’s unbelievably adaptable to clinching and kneeing your head off.

As for the Strikeforce having nobody, I imagine a co-promotion with Affliction again could make for some interesting battles.

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by Leland Roling on Jan 2, 2009 4:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I imagine that Strikeforce isn’t too keen on paying the Affliction fighters what they’ve been contracted by Affliction and I wonder what Affliction would get out of footing the bill. When they did it on CBS, it was for a big, casual audience, whereas Strikeforce would be much smaller, hardcore demo.

by Rundownloser on Jan 2, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know if it’d work that way. After Arlovski/Fedor, Barnett/Yvel, we’ll be seeing a combination of those fighters against each other. If Affliction truly wants to add some more interesting matchups and keep up their buyrates and fan interest, they may want to look to Strikeforce to potentially get Overeem on an Affliction card as a loan.

Honestly, it doesn’t hurt Coker’s promotion. They get some exposure for Overeem, he can potentially fight Barnett, Arlovski, or Fedor, top heavyweights, and Coker gets to keep him around in case they can snag someone to take him on.

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by Leland Roling on Jan 2, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Last I heard Overeem wasn’t at all happy with how negotiations went with Strikeforce after he won their title.

Unless they get on network TV, he’s probably out of their price range now anyway. His value has skyrocketed over the past year.

by Michaelthebox on Jan 2, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, to be honest, Strikeforce has nobody to take him on. Buentello, even if we consider how horrible Overeem can be with his terrible gas tank, was a joke of an opponent.

Strikeforce still has a small Ace up it’s sleeve in good ratings with it’s product on NBC. AND they do have a great presence in California, decent profits, good fighters, and have built up quite a fan following. Add in the fact that they still have a women’s division that could snag up Carano down the road, and potentially lock up a TV deal with NBC in the future, it wouldn’t be far fetched.

I doubt it’ll happen though, and it really depends on if NBC wants to follow in CBS’s footsteps. Cung Le is hitting movie theaters four times in the next two years I believe, so his popularity could catapult Strikeforce’s stock as a potential ratings event on NBC.

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by Leland Roling on Jan 2, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sweet

The UFC needs the talent at the HW division. It would be a beautiful thing to see Overeem fighting for the UFC belt.

by donkeypunch on Jan 2, 2009 5:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I could see Dana bringing back Cro Cop for a rematch with Overeem. UFC 96?

by donkeypunch on Jan 2, 2009 5:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Another coup for the HW division

It gets more stacked every month, it seems. Plus, fighting Stateside should remove all that pesky steroid talk – right, Brock?

by subo on Jan 2, 2009 5:38 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Its not a coup until you actually sign the guy.

by smoogy on Jan 2, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

True – but I don’t see why they don’t at this point. They FLUNG money at CroCop.

by subo on Jan 2, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah and then they asked for a refund. LOL

by smoogy on Jan 2, 2009 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nice, subo.

Just because most of us are a ‘bit’ soggy around the midsection doesn’t mean there aren’t legitimately incredible, naturally gifted physical specimens out there. We really need to get away from all this accusation of guys who ‘look too big.’ Oh well. I’ll probably never win that one with the interwebz…

There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

by misterjonez on Jan 2, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It’s not so much what he looks like, but the volatility of his performance and physique. I hold off on accusations because none of us truly know, but when someone performs and looks a certain way and then it suddenly changes, well then you start wondering. that’s all. Look at Kongo, he’s even bigger than Overeem, but he isn’t accused because no one saw him as a scrawnier version. But kongo didn’t just become that way. We was once a thin scrawny dude like the rest of us.

by Dooda on Jan 2, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Um maybe some of us have become a bit jaded over the years with most elite athletes taking steroids and lying about it. if it’s ok and not a big deal, you wouldn’t have guys like Bonds going to the grave denying use even when it’s damn obvious he has done it.

Excuse me for being skeptical in an age when we should have reason to questions most athletes.

You have your head in the sand if this is all some new revelation.

by lbk on Jan 3, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Overeem hasn’t beaten top shelf competition in MMA in the past few years.

What is with all of the hype??

He would get destroyed by the UFC elite HW’s. Hell, he was getting KO’d in Pride left and right and that was at 205!

by lbk on Jan 2, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

but there isn’t much elite there

by bignerd on Jan 2, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Remember when Jeremy Horn kicked Forrest Griffin’s head off? Yeah, me neither.

by smoogy on Jan 2, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Questioning...

opposition is fine. But the guy was NOT a light heavyweight and making that cut was KILLING him and making him far less than the fighter he is capable of being. Also…fighters do mature and improve over time.

Steroid discussion aside, his skills are undeniably solid and no steroids don’t improve techniques…

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 2, 2009 11:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That would be insane if Overeem took on Lesnar!

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by MissRARA on Jan 2, 2009 11:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Kongo vs Overeem.

Cro Cop refs and the winner gets his remaining ball.

by Pandanus on Jan 3, 2009 8:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

AO will KO Brock

Overeem is the most credible threat to Brock, other than Fedor.

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by thetakeover on Jan 3, 2009 10:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

He might be able to do so but we haven’t seen Brock’s chin get tested yet.. and I’d love to see that (AO/Fedor vs Brock)..

by Johann on Jan 4, 2009 12:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Brock took a sweet knee from Herring

and Randy managed to exchange with him a handful of times, landing his punches pretty squarely.

It’s not a Chuck Liddell overhand right test, but I’d say Brock’s shown he can at least take moderately powerful shots without crumpling. This theory is further bolstered (at least in my mind) by the fact that Brock never really ducked or backed away during exchanges with Randy. He stood in the pocket and returned fire, indicating he’s not really all that worried about his chin.

There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

by misterjonez on Jan 6, 2009 3:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I must’ve missed that one, I barely remember any offense coming from Herring from that fight and Randy isn’t exactly heavy-handed. But I do know he did land on his face doing a five star (?)… with all that 250++ lbs of body weight on his head, which maybe akin to a moderate power shot.. I guess, I just like to see him take a hit from a good powerful striker and see how he’d react from a barrage of punches and kicks. And Mir is not exactly in that category..

by Johann on Jan 6, 2009 1:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shooting Star Press...

to be technical. Also, that is more than just a moderate power shot. He was stunned from it but didn’t go out. Hard to compare though considering that in a fight the opponent would pounce if they see him stunned rather than going to a rest hold to allow for recover.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 6, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stunned

but he’s still aware of whats happening.. although its not really an accurate meterstick of what he can actually do when he’s down and loopy.. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see until someone tapped that button of his..

by Johann on Jan 7, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Overeem is the flavor of the month.

"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye

by Pitbull on Jan 4, 2009 11:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

How so? He’s only dominated everyone single fighter he’s fought in 2008. He destroyed Badr Hari faster and more completely than Remy Bonjasky, and that guy is arguably the best K-1 fighter right now.

by cyph on Jan 6, 2009 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

BUT NOT IN THE UFC

we have seen it time and time again, “monsters” from other leagues coming into the UFC and getting dominated. i am as big a fan of overeem as anyone else, but you cant say that he is going to come in and take over, mostly due to the fact that NOONE has come into the UFC and dominated…except of course Anderson Silva.
i hope overeem does get into the UFC, but….i dont see him making any noise really, he might beat eddie sanchez(if he is still around) or brandon vera(see previous), but that is about it.

by georgehouse on Jan 6, 2009 12:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree that UFC fighters are better overall. However, that has nothing to do with Overeem and his accomplishments. Remember, this was a guy who easily gassed and win early only to get taken out. He’s a much changed fighter who’s fighting on the same world stage. And I doubt anyone is saying that he’s going to take over. He has to pass the piss test first.

by cyph on Jan 6, 2009 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow...

you’re highly overvaluing the UFC heavyweight roster. Overeem may not be a top 4 guy in the UFC (I think he could be) but he would beat more than just the Eddie Sanchez’s of the world.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 6, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs