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25-08-2010, 22:23
Wednesday 25th of August 2010 11:16 AM
http://www.tatame.com/imagensup/6799/1282745783.m.jpg (http://www.tatame.com/imagensup/6799/1282745783.g.jpg) By Guilherme Cruz
Photo Esther Lin
The win over the former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski put Antônio “Big Foot” Silva back in the mix at Strikeforce. With Fabrício Werdum’s injury and the recent loss of Fedor Emelianenko, the Brazilian was expected to fight for the title of the division, but the champion Alistair Overeem did not accept the challenge.
“First, the fight between Bigfoot and Overeem would be in October, but Overeem said he wouldn’t do it”, the manager Alex Davis said, responding the pronouncement of the Dutch, who referred to the Brazilian as a “plug hole” for the absences of Werdum, injured, and Fedor. “He got scared. I get it, fighting Bigfoot is not easy and he would lose his title”, Alex said, reminding that Overeem did his last (and only one) title defense against Brett Rogers, who was coming from a loss by knockout to Fedor.
Now, the fight that might happen is between Bigfoot and Fedor, and Alex says Strikeforce already called him, and Silva said he’s on. “We heard a lot of thing on the media and it looks like Strikeforce is defining it with Fedor’s management”, Davis revealed, guaranteeing that the only thing Antonio wants is to fight. “Bigfoot fights whoever they put against him, he’ll run thru whoever they set. Bigfoot deserves to fight against both, Oevreem or Fedor… He has don enough to prove that”, finished.
Stay tuned on TATAME to know more about the sieve of the heavyweights of Strikeforce.
bron: Tatame (http://www.tatame.com/2010/08/25/Overeem-runs-so-Bigfoot-eyes-Fedor)
http://www.tatame.com/imagensup/6799/1282745783.m.jpg (http://www.tatame.com/imagensup/6799/1282745783.g.jpg) By Guilherme Cruz
Photo Esther Lin
The win over the former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski put Antônio “Big Foot” Silva back in the mix at Strikeforce. With Fabrício Werdum’s injury and the recent loss of Fedor Emelianenko, the Brazilian was expected to fight for the title of the division, but the champion Alistair Overeem did not accept the challenge.
“First, the fight between Bigfoot and Overeem would be in October, but Overeem said he wouldn’t do it”, the manager Alex Davis said, responding the pronouncement of the Dutch, who referred to the Brazilian as a “plug hole” for the absences of Werdum, injured, and Fedor. “He got scared. I get it, fighting Bigfoot is not easy and he would lose his title”, Alex said, reminding that Overeem did his last (and only one) title defense against Brett Rogers, who was coming from a loss by knockout to Fedor.
Now, the fight that might happen is between Bigfoot and Fedor, and Alex says Strikeforce already called him, and Silva said he’s on. “We heard a lot of thing on the media and it looks like Strikeforce is defining it with Fedor’s management”, Davis revealed, guaranteeing that the only thing Antonio wants is to fight. “Bigfoot fights whoever they put against him, he’ll run thru whoever they set. Bigfoot deserves to fight against both, Oevreem or Fedor… He has don enough to prove that”, finished.
Stay tuned on TATAME to know more about the sieve of the heavyweights of Strikeforce.
bron: Tatame (http://www.tatame.com/2010/08/25/Overeem-runs-so-Bigfoot-eyes-Fedor)