[quote name='JoshTX']He ducked both Brett Rogers and Fabricio Werdum with his "hand injury" he received in an "altercation in a bar." He then went on to compete in the K-1 tourney.[/QUOTE]
Do you know what ducking someone is? Getting a hand injury isn't ducking someone, he got into a bar fight and messed up his hand. Stupid yes, ducking no. He was previously signed to fight in K-1, if he felt he was ready to participate in the GP, that's fine, remember K-1 gloves are 12oz bigger than MMA gloves.
[quote name='JoshTX']Beyond that, if we are going to talk about whether he would have been "tested" or not, he took on MMA fights with James Thompson and Kazuyuki Fujita overseas, two guys that are total cans at this point. Thompson has lost his last 5 or so fights in a row. So I really don't get the whole "Strikeforce fighters not worth it" argument.[/QUOTE]
Overeem stated he was taking the fights in DREAM to "stay active" while competing in the GP and that 2010 would be the year for his return to Strikeforce.
If we're going to mention fighters and their records, you're going to have to be correct. Thompson while he is a can has not lost 5 straight fights, he is 1-1 in his last two beating Tengiz Tedoradze via TKO and losing to Rob Broughton via KO in a one night tournament on Jan 30th.
Fujita is in a similar spot to Thompson, while not very relevant he was just a filler fight due to contractual obligations to K-1/DREAM. It was a Dynamite!! fight (that's the name of the NYE show, notanhis opponent up until NYE, should Alistair not fight if a "worthy" opponent doesn't answer his challenge?
Prior to 2009 name one quality HW that was worth defending the title against. That's right, you can't. Until EliteXC folded Strikeforce had nothing for a roster, should Alistair fought "The Headhunter" again?
[quote name='JoshTX']I can't prove the steroids thing so you have me beat there, but it's what I honestly believe. Somewhere around late 06 or so the guy just exploded quicker than some of the linemen on my old HS football team. After winning the Strikeforce HW championship he friggin dissapeared and hasn't defended it since. Coker should've stripped it a long time ago. Meanwhile Alistair's overseas beating up cans, talking trash about other fighters, and kicking Filipovic in the balls. Ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure if you remember this but Overeem used to cut from 230lbs to make MW (Pride's 205 class) that's why he would gas after looking great for three minutes. On NYE he weighed in at 259.6, that's roughly 30lbs in 4 years. How much has Frank Mir gained in the last year, trying to bulk up for Brock Lesnar? Is Mir on steroids? He blew up faster than Overeem did.
Yes, in my opinion Coker should have stripped Overeem over a year ago but he didn't. Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery (May 15) is coming up and we'll get to see how #9 Alistair Overeem does against a serious challenger #8 Brett Rogers and your steroid suspicions will be answered.
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