M-1/Fedor Accepted Alistair Overeem's Challenge

fedor vs overeem

nicccccccceeeeeeeeeeeee

this will be a tough match for fedor, fedor submission 3th round

 

Wow nice. I'm excited, I am confident Fedor beats Werdum so this fight happens. As it stands now I see Fedor beating Overeem by sub (rear naked choke) in the second round. Its been a few fights since Fedor has choked someone I think it is time.

 

What I find most distastefull is how Overeem is now in the proverbial drivers seat. Fedor has a potentially difficult bout with Werdum coming up and obviously must not only win but come out injury free inorder to keep this scheduled fight from happening in a timely fashion.

I have alreadly expressed my feelings regarding the current version/incarnation of Overeem and suffice to say this would be horrible for MMA if Fedor were to lose his first fight to a guy like him, under those circumstances.

 

Easily the most exciting potential heavyweight fight at the moment.

That and JDS vs Cain.

If Werdum somehow beats Fedor, it really ****s everything up,

 

Fedor is too sober - that is a good description as nothing seems to rattle Fedor...



"Overeem has been critical in the past of Emelianenko’s management, because they’ve declined his challenges, but not of Emelianenko himself. At one point Vadim Finkelchtein, Emelianenko’s manager, said they had no interest in a fight with Overeem because Emelianenko was above any championship, and dismissed him as a steroid user. That comment was ironic, as Finkelchtein then asked for a fight with Josh Barnett, who has failed three steroid tests during his career.

Overeem also made it clear that his domination of Rogers, whom he outlanded in total strikes 54-1 in the short fight, does not give him any psychological edge against Emelianenko, who struggled vs. Rogers.

“It’s a different fight,” he said. “When Fedor fights me, he’s going to be really sharp. He’s clever. I think he’s too sober. He’s not going to be mentally scared because I beat Brett in three minutes.”

 

Overeem wont be easy for Fedor. The mans a monster but Fedor is Fedor. This is going to be good.

 

Can't wait for Dana's sound bite on this.

 

I think again people make too much out of Fedor/Rogers fight. Fedor was being cerebral and feeling Rogers out and Rogers was doing a good job at being relentless so it took alittle bit to figure out Rogers timing. I think that if Fedor didn't bleed no one would have anything good to say about Rogers. People are stupid and equate cuts and blood with losing.

With that said Overeem didn't really give Rogers any chance to get started and tossed him on the ground and pummeled him before Rogers knew what hit him.

This will be a good fight but until fedor actually loses how can you pick against him (unless you are a hater)?

 

Fedor likes to beat opponents at their own game, ie whatever strengths they might have. In Bretts case it was his striking. one punch KO.

 

M1 and Fedor never ducked Overeem. Scott Coker decides who fight who and it was made perfectly clear from the beginning that both Fedor and Overeem first fight someone else before squaring off against each other. Overeem was meant to fight Werdum first and Fedor with Rogers before both men face each other. It was Overeem and his management who declined the Werdum fight because of a hand injury (they decided that it was safer to resign with K1 with its bigger gloves). Overeem just filfilled his K1 obligations last month and by that time all of the matchups have been finalised by Strikeforce.

M1 are very much aware of what Overeem is capable of. Overeem has previously fought in an M1 event before and has even been used by Fedor as a sparring partner. M1 knows that Overeem is a dangerous guy and were quietly confident of him destroying Rogers in the first round. Even before the Rogers fight, M1-Global had already started shipping in Hollands top K1 fighters to spar with Fedor.

 

**** that. The fight doesn't need anymore building. It needs advertising. Overeems been on a streak for a few years now and he came back and dominated Rogers. Fedor is Fedor and he would be coming off of a Werdum win!

Building fights up too much is a big mistake. That's the boxing formula which is code for taking money from the fans for bull**** fights.

Let's see the WAMMA and SF Champ fight!

 

For the casual fans the fight needs building Overeem hasn't fought in Strikeforce for a long time. Only the hardcore fans really know about him. But im sure during the Fedor Werdum battle they'll be plugging the winner of this fight fights overeem. After that I expect **** loads of advertising :deal

 

Strikeforce know that if they don't build the fight and it just goes ahead straight away, if Fedor wins then there is no-one for him to fight near Overeems level and the calls for him to go to the UFC will be even louder.

 

Thats a good point as well. After overeem who's next for Fedor?

I bet there hoping for a close fight (If they do fight) so they can push for the trilogy