MMA Fanhouse is reporting that Alistair Overeem will face James Thompson at DREAM.12.
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Throw in the towel at the weigh-in
Seriously, I don’t wanna watch a man die in the cage.
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Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who -- Jay-Z
Well someone has to say it...
Thompson by TKO!!!
"Did you feel you did well against Lindland?" "
Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage
I think Overeem should try to KO Thompson by WWE-style clothesline move when Thompson trys to bullrush him, his arms are that big it could happen
I think he should chokeslam him.
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Oct 19, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
No
The UFC has drug testing.
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Oct 19, 2009 6:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Passing a drug test is academic, athletes all over America are cycling on and off steroids and not getting caught. That’s not even getting into stuff like HGH you can’t test for.
The point nottheface makes about Nevada is important, and with Cali doing random tests now I don’t expect the UFC to come back anytime soon.
They should get one of those high framerate cameras to show Thompson’s jaw splintering through the air.
Don’t worry, that ear-juice will travel across the ocean and splatter on us in the states. Wear a raincoat if you have one.
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by Anthony Pace on Oct 19, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you serious?
Why is this dude not defending his strikeforce belt?? Is it the juice? He looks alot bigger now then when he won the belt. He has a chance to fight Fedor. Whats he doing??
Dodging fights that he knows he cant win.
"Did you feel you did well against Lindland?" "
Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage
by TearsofaClown on Oct 19, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn’t “have a chance to fight Fedor”. Strikeforce want to build up Fedor by putting him against other guys before his title shot so the American audience knows who he is. That leaves basically a fight against Werdum which has little marketability.
This year he’s focused on K1, I’m sure he’ll schedule time to stomp Fedor next year.
This would officially be it for me considering Overeem a factor in any way shape or form in the sport of MMA. I’m sorry, but there are legitimate fights in the world for him to take. Tony Sylvester and James Thompson are not those fights.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Oct 19, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions
Overeem and Fedor have a lot in common
They really should fight!
They have nothing in common, Fedor will fight anyone who is willing to come to him, Overeem will fight anyone who he knows he can beat.
"Did you feel you did well against Lindland?" "
Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage
by TearsofaClown on Oct 19, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Figure it out dude..
He was referring to their love of ice cream!
I am the bastard love child of Junie Browning and Diamond Dave Kaplan.
One loves ice cream, one’s on the cream?
"That feeling after you win and they raise your hand... it's like you have this energy that releases from your body, and it's like you mingle with the cosmos, and you feel omnipotent"
Flaxseed oil is great for the skin.
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Gong and Dash to his own grave
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A wise man told me don't argue with fools
Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who -- Jay-Z
Why is everyone so cincerned about this fighter?
Aside from Buentello he hasn’t beaten any quality heavyweights. He got DQ’ed against Cro Cop, submitted an over-the-hill Gary Goodridge, submitted an overrated Mark Hunt, KO’ed a Korean guy with a 1-2 record, and beaten Tony Sylvester, who has an okay record but was hardly a dangerous opponent.
by KahilBS_Marshal on Oct 19, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions
Admittedly it’s a bit premature to label AO any kind of heavyweight wrecking-machine, but he is sort of a “new” HW (let the wolves come out…). Prior to that he had some solid LHW wins, although unable to beat the cream of the crop, and has high-level kickboxing in MMA with a fair submission game. If his power really is through the roof with the new physique, he’s easily in the top quintile of heavyweights, while Thompson is probably in like the 4th, lol.
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by Anthony Pace on Oct 19, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, well he probably owes his new physique than just that diet of horse meat. My point is he’s feasted at HW because of the underwhelming competition he’s faced.
by KahilBS_Marshal on Oct 19, 2009 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell, I’d pick AO in this fight if he was still at 205.
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by Anthony Pace on Oct 19, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s fought a 6-pack of cans at heavyweight, and it’s perfectly fair to reserve judgment on him before he beats a big name. I’m personally excited because I think at LHW he was losing a lot of fights because of cardio, but was otherwise a well rounded fighter.
Nowadays he’s much bigger and a much better striker, which potentially makes him very dangerous in a division with very few competent strikers (Cigano is all that comes to my mind right now). Fedor or Lesnar would eat shit standing with Overeem, but it remains to be seen if he could contend with the wrestling of Lesnar or keep his hands off his knees 25 minutes deep.
There’s a lot of questions about him, difference of opinion is largely dependent on where speculation takes you.
Three thoughts
1. LOL
2. Yawn
3. Barf
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Oct 19, 2009 6:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Did you inhale a fly?
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by Anthony Pace on Oct 19, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Pictured it. Laughed. Rec’d.
SHOGUN WILL SLAY THE DRAGON!!!
SHOGUN TO BE THE NEW LHW CHAMP!!!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Oct 20, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Kimbo Slice/Randy Couture
Kimbo/Thompsom/Overeem/Belfort/Couture
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
Dan: Hey bro, you got Overeem next.
James: WTF?!!!
Dan: It’s ok, no worries. You don’t have to have a fucked up ear for this one, we already know your gonna lose.
James: Sweet!
SHOGUN WILL SLAY THE DRAGON!!!
SHOGUN TO BE THE NEW LHW CHAMP!!!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
This is for the title, right?
At least make it for the title so Strikeforce can save a little face. Just a little.
Surely their own “Champ” doesn’t think this lowly of them?
17 Months ago Thompson was considered a can for Kimbo.
Let that marinate in your brain for a while. Just let it sink in.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
James Thompson
in the upset of the year. Book it.
Not really, but I have no problem admitting to be a huge fan of the Colossus.
Upset of the decade
Not because Overeem is particularly good, merely that he’s so much ridiculously better than Thompson. Definitely a larger ability gap than GSP and Serra.
No Overeem really is very good, but I don’t mind seeing Thompson get another high profile fight even if he’s a colossal underdog.
by scrambledeggs on Oct 19, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
If the whole of MMA worked like this, I would still be a boxing fan…
Ok, that’s a little excessive. I would just watch football.
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by MyFistYourFace on Oct 19, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
Alistar is pulling the PRIDE-thing...
keeping very active and fighting lots of fights, except he’s not actually fighting any good competition at any point. At least Wandy, Cro Cop, Fedor, Rampage, etc. were fighting top guys and then peppering in some gimme/stay active/make $$$ fights – he’s just fighting can after can.
I am the bastard love child of Junie Browning and Diamond Dave Kaplan.
You know what I love about Japanese matchmaking?
That I don’t have to mock it. I mean, it’s like a self-licking ice cream cone: the work is already done.
Man, this is REALLY gonna make that Overeem/Fedor fight more important.
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by Damon O. on Oct 20, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
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