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Alistair Overeem would be 'aroused' by an immediate UFC heayweight title shot
The situation surrounding Alistair Overeem may not have been intended to be a clever marketing campaign but it sure has ended up that way. "The Reem" is a hot heavyweight commodity right now, with plenty of interesting match-ups awaiting him in both Strikeforce and UFC. The problem, of course, is...
Dana White Responds to Bas Boon and Golden Glory - 'We Can Absolutely Make a Deal'
The story continues. When we last left off the ongoing saga of the UFC and Strikeforce firings of fighters from the Golden Glory gym, Golden Glory's Bas Boon made his first public statement on the issue. Boon made it clear that he was ready to renegotiate and accept the payment terms of the UFC and...
Golden Glory Head Bas Boon on UFC/Strikeforce Firings
One of the big stories from the past few weeks has been the UFC and Strikeforce release of fighters from Golden Glory gym, including Alistair Overeem, Valentijn Overeem, Marloes Coenen, and Jon Olav Einemo. We've heard from Dana White and Scott Coker on this issue, plus opinions and analysis from...
Bas Rutten and Dave Meltzer Comment on UFC Vs. Golden Glory Situation
Strikeforce, which has shared owners with the UFC since March of this year, cut heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem at the end of July when a contract dispute got ugly. They then cut several more fighters managed by Golden Glory, Overeem's management team, last week as the dispute got...
Alistair Overeem's Priorities and Possibilities
Over at Sherdog.com, Tony Loiseleur has an exhaustive piece up on the efforts to make Strikeforce heavyweight and K-1 World Grand Prix champion Alistair Overeem into a kakutogi star in Japan. It's a long piece, but for a full grasp of Loisleur's thesis the entire piece should be read. A few things...
Alistair Overeem Participating in K-1 World Grand Prix, Olympic Drug Testing is M-1's Latest Excuse to Push Along Barnett vs. Fedor at Dynamite!!
When it rains it pours, especially when it comes to news concerning FEG recently. Hot on the heels of discussing how FEG has no plans for a DREAM show in October there have been lots of murmurs as to who Alistair Overeem's next opponent will be. M-1 Global recently called out Alistair Overeem on...
Alistair Overdraft: Lord Overeem pocketing Euros before 2010 return to Strikeforce
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...
Golden Glory's Bas Boon Interview With Michael Schiavello - "Fedor, Watch Alistair… He’s on a Whole Different Level"
At the 4 min mark: "Alistair is strong. His defense is excellent. He moves like a lightweight. There's no weaknesses anymore. So Fedor, next year, watch Alistair. Because he's on a whole different level than our friend who Fedor just fought. ...It can be DREAM, it can be Strikeforce, It can be...
Vadim Finkelstein's Public Reply to Bas Boon
Since we've heard one side of the story, it is only fair to share the side of M-1 Global's Vadim Finkelstein. This morning he posted a full reply to all of Bas Boon's recent allegations against M-1 Global members on the M-1 Global website. I am in the process of speaking to Vadim personally which...
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