There is an old proverb that says, “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” That said, it is becoming evident that the mysticism of Alistair Overeem and his ridiculously huge physique is fading. The surprise drug tests conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on March 27th on all six heavyweights [...]
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Cheick Kongo knows Alistair Overeem’s weaknesses but is keeping them secret
By Will Gray Standing at 6’4” and possessing some of the best striking in the UFC heavyweight division, long time contender Cheick Kongo (17-6-2) heads into his match against PRIDE veteran Mark Hunt at UFC 144 this Saturday, live from Japan. Coming off of an impressive year, that saw him win in legendary fashion by [...]
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Live Results
Live from Dallas, Texas the second round of The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix went into full swing. Alistair Overeem fought a highly technical match of cat and mouse with Fabricio Werdum who was tentative to stand up with the K-1 World GP champion. Werdum held his own though, landing in our opinion the cleaner and [...]
Get Ready For The Biggest Heavyweight Bout Tomorrow On Showtime
By Sammy Perez We had to wait four months for the second tier of quarterfinal round match-ups in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, but if the fights live up to hype, it will be worth the wait. However, the key word in all of this is ‘if’, because there are numerous questions regarding the [...]
Overeem And Werdum On Weight, Ready For Clash
Main Event: Alistair Overeem (256 lbs.) vs. Fabricio Werdum (246 lbs.) Josh Barnett (256 lbs.) vs. Brett Rogers (258 lbs.) Jorge Masvidal (155 lbs.) vs. KJ Noons (156 lbs.) Chad Griggs (234 lbs.) vs. Valentijn Overeem (234.5 lbs.) Jeff Monson (234 lbs.) vs. Daniel Cormier (239.5 lbs.) Undercard: Gesias Cavalacante (155 lbs.) vs. Justin Wilcox [...]
Fabricio Werdum Plans To Unify Heavyweight Titles, Talks GP Final With Barnett
June 26, 2010 was very similar to May 29, 1453, the day that Constantinople fell. June 26 was the day that the Last Emperor fell to defeat similar to that of Constantine XI Palaiologos the last emperor of Rome. Both battles saw the emperor charge into battle with little hesitation and both ended with the [...]
Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum VIDEO Predictions
The Strikeforce: Overeem vs Werdum event will finally take place this Saturday, June 18th, after being delayed for 2 months. Only two quarterfinal bouts remain in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament before the Heavyweight King will be crowned! Be sure to tune into Showtime at 10pm ET as this event will definitely host some [...]
Michael Guymon “Once Werdum Takes It To The Ground, It Is Submission Time!”
You’re sitting at the Poker table with all your cash being pushed forward to the center of the table. Yeah that’s right it’s all in time. Every dollar you own is now in the middle of the table, you lay down your cards only to realize that yes you just lost everything attached to your [...]
Brandon Vera Predicts Strikeforce Grand Prix “My Money is on Overeem, he is on fire!”
This Saturday, Strikeforce will be descending upon Dallas, Texas to drop the second round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. In the first round we saw the man who at one point was seen as invincible, Fedor Emelianenko lose to Antonio “Big Foot” Silva in one of the biggest upsets of the year. Silva will [...]
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum Tickets On Sale This Week
Zuffa officials announced that tickets for the highly anticipated heavyweight clash between Fabricio Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem will go on sale this week. The bout which takes place on June 18th, will take place at The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. April 15th will mark the day that tickets go on sale to the [...]
Werdum Comments On Cyborg Loss, Says He Will Tap Overeem’s Other Arm
Strikeforce started 2011 with a bang as this past Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg card was one of superb match making. The four fights on the main card provided finishes and plenty of back and forth action. As always, Strikeforce brings out the creme de la creme at their fights and this one was no [...]
Fedor renews contract, Overeem, Werdum and others to participate in Strikeforce heavyweight tournament
STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL have signed a new, multi-year agreement with Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-2, 1 NC). In addition, STRIKEFORCE has assembled eight of the world’s top ranked heavyweights to compete in the STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix – Heavyweight Tournament, a three-stage, single-elimination tournament that will take place over several events in 2011. [...]
Alistair Overeem vs. Todd Duffee official for DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″
The match everyone was amped up to see has been made official. Alistair Overeem vs. Todd Duffee will be taking place at Friday’s DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ event. DREAM officials announced today the bout is official as well as the rules for the special attraction between Shinya Aoki and K-1 MAX Japan Tournament Champion Yuichiro Nagashima. [...]
DREAM “Dynamite!! 2010″ to air on HD NET
HD NET will air DREAM’s year-end show, “Dynamite!! 2010,” on their network. The year end show will broadcast on Friday, December 31, at 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT live from Japan at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The card is a massive one with 15 fights schedule to take place over five hours. [...]
Strikeforce Heavyweight Shane Del Rosario on his amateur career, top SF heavyweight and Cain Velasquez
Fight Hub TV recently took a trip down to Thousand Oaks courtesy of the Combat Fight League to check out some pretty exciting amateur fights as special guests. The night did not disappoint with special guest appearances by actor Tyler Mane, who by the way looks like a real life Viking, UFC star Travis “Hapa” [...]