[quote name='CSKit']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]
I guess it depends on whether you buy the hand injury excuse or not. You do. Josh doesn't. I don't think it matters either way. What we've seen in his handling of Overeem and now Fedor, is that Scott Coker is a pushover, and lets his star fighters do pretty much whatever they want. I blame him way more than I do Overeem.
[quote name='CSKit']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.
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]
My problem with this is that as the Heavyweight Champion, he should have been made to fight. "Quality Competition" or not, it's what you're selling. I think we're all in agreement this was Coker's fault though. Allowing the Heavyweight belt in his promotion to go undefended for 2 years is like admitting how irrelevant that division is. Even if you just put Overeem in there to destroy people, it still gets his name out there, and it adds to his legacy. Coker should have forced the issue, and if Overeem was unwilling to defend, then strip him of the title.
[quote name='CSKit']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.[/QUOTE]
Mir has had weight problems in the past though. After his accident, he blew up to 260+ lbs, and just looked like a fat slob. Putting on weight has never been an issue for him. It's been doing it the right way. I'm not convinced that the added bulk will do him any favors, because I still think he looks too beefy. But he at least seems to have done it the right way this time. Not sure how it will affect his speed and agility though.