UFC 141: Overeem vs Lesnar 30 december!
Mooi:pimp: Als Overeem Lesnar verslaat is hij gelijk BIG in de USA.
Overeem TKO rnd 1.
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Brock Lesnar will return to the UFC octagon in a five-round main event Dec. 30 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, facing newly signed former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.
"Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup," Overeem told The Times on Tuesday, just after signing a standard UFC fight contract in the office of Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta. "Brock's a big guy, an exciting wrestler with his takedowns.
"I want to see this fight myself. Overall, I'm a different fighter. A striker, athletic, big. These are going to be two big trucks going at it on a collision course."
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Overeem, 31, is a former K-1 kickboxing champion too, He most recently defended his Strikeforce belt in June with a unanimous decision over takedown specialist Fabrio Werdum, who had previously defeated Fedor Emelianenko.
Lesnar has been out of action since losing his UFC heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez in October at Anaheim's Honda Center, suffering a return episode of the intestinal ailment diverticulitis.
The Dec. 30 winner will be first in line to fight the winner of a Nov. 12 fight between Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.
"This is the fight the fans want," UFC President Dana White said. "Both of these guys are monsters. Can Lesnar take Overeem down?"
Fertitta said the Strikeforce belt won't be part of the promotion. The UFC has purchased Strikeforce.
"Our thinking when we bought Strikeforce was to give fans the fights they want," Fertitta said. "Obviously, Alistair's one of the best heavyweights in the world, but he also has that 'it' factor -- the tremendous look, he's huge. It's a star factor."
Overeem said he's exploring setting up training headquarters in Los Angeles.
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Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem Official for December 30 UFC Event
According to the Los Angeles Times, professional wrestler turned mixed martial artist Brock Lesnar will return to the Octagon on December 30th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to battle former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem in a five-round main event match-up:
Brock Lesnar will return to the UFC octagon in a five-round main event Dec. 30 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, facing newly signed former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.
"Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup," Overeem told The Times on Tuesday, just after signing a standard UFC fight contract in the office of Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta. "Brock's a big guy, an exciting wrestler with his takedowns.
"I want to see this fight myself. Overall, I'm a different fighter. A striker, athletic, big. These are going to be two big trucks going at it on a collision course."
Lesnar has been on the shelf since May after having surgery to remove a portion of his colon that was affected by a second encounter with diverticulitis. He was previously scheduled to face Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 in June for title contention, but he was forced to withdraw due to the relapse. December 30th will mark over one year since Lesnar was last seen inside the Octagon.
Overeem was released by Strikeforce at the beginning of August over a stalemate in contract talks. Those concerns have obviously been rectified as Overeem has now signed to fight under the UFC banner, something he's been asking for publicly for awhile. Overeem has had quite the run in the last year, winning the K-1 World Grand Prix title along with defeating Fabricio Werdum in the quarterfinals of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix tournament. He'll surely add some depth to a division that's dying for title challengers once Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos go to battle on November 12.
