Alistair Overeem says fight with Fabricio Werdum will be between the best striker and best grappler in MMA
Posted on June 15, 2011, 07:05 PM by Joey SantosusStrikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem, who will face Fabricio Werdum in Saturday's headlining bout, discusses his opponent, as well as his time away from mixed martial arts. Overeem admits that his loss to Werdum in 2006 was one that has stuck with him, but says he doesn't need that as motivation to defeat the Brazilian.
Overeem last defended his title at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, defeating Brett Rogers via first-round TKO. In the time since he has competed in and won the K-1 World Grand-Prix, which he then followed-up by knocking out former UFC prospect Todd Duffee to lay claim to the DREAM interim title. With a total of three Championships to his name, "The Reem" will look to add the Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament crown to his collection, starting with Saturday's quarterfinal elimination bout against Werdum.
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I have to agree with Alistar
hes a hell of a striker , hes not the K-1 World Champion for no reason
and Werdum is a Bjj world champion i doubt there's other grappler like him maybe Maia but of course Werdum is a Heavyweight
Can't wait for this fight!!!!!
Ya man this fight is gonna b so sick...can't wait too see Reem fight got him via KO but its gonna b a hard fight Werdum has much improved striking, good wrestling n obviously one of the best Bjj in MMA both r incredibly well rounded winner could arguablly be the best HW in the world n top 10 p4p
if overeem beats werdum (which im convinced he will) he goes number 1 for me, hes a complete wrecking machine
I'm sorry to say this, but Fedor's legacy has been ruined by his management. There is no doubt they ducked Overeem...though he is still/was a great fighter.
Overeem is probably in the top three coolest guys in MMA. Can't wait for this fight....
I don't think if Reem goes to the ground its all over.....he has great subs himself n if hes on top his control is really good, he has more wins by sub than he does by KO
I agree in the past his ground game is good
and out side of K1 he fought pride which im sorry
held the best of the best then and he held his own
but he is bigger than he was which will slow his reflexes
lol haha....."i still dont know what that means!" maybe that was Werdum's plan all along...to confuse Overeeem
No... he said he was just joking in a recent interview. He said if you beat someone at a video game they are your son and he beat Overeem so now Overeem is his son. I don't know if it's a Brazilian/Portuguese expression or what, but Werdum was just joking around. I wouldn't read too much into it.
It´s a Soccer fans expresion, at least here in the Americas, like to say Brazil plays Argentina and wins they they would say that the are Argentina team is their son, this implies that they are babies compared to their skils and that they are teaching them to do it... (e.g. you all are my sons because I know exactly what is means and you guys dom´t) hahahaha.
Bullshit. Best grappler and best striker, I think NOT
I like Alistair--he is a classy guy who doesn't trash talk, yet he is truthful.
I am looking forward to this fight with Werdum--and I think Werdum has the weakness many BJJ guys have--they suck at takedowns. Alistair will keep it standing and demolish Werdum. Werdum is very slick, and it is not impossible he pulls off a flying armbar or something of the sort, but his chances are slim in my estimation.
I want to see the Strikeforce heavyweights in the UFC--there is one dream fight after another just waiting to happen....
"Overeen is my saan" - Werdum
"What does that mean exactly?" - Overeem
hehe
I know whats going through their minds Reem... who the **** would WANT to fight you... anyone who WANTS to fight anyone with that power is fckng crazy.
i can only see the top 5 HWs in the world wanting to fight the Reem, that being to prove they are Top 5
Heres some fod for thought... Do you think with most people training in pure mma will we ever see fighters of this caliber in each dicipline any more or will we just get soley more well rounded fighters but not quiet as great in one or the other dicipline??
does this make sense it was hard to word...?
As long as other disciplines remain well schooled and competed then there will be cross over competitors like Reem and Fedor. It depends if they decline as MMA grows.
Some phrases has a meaning in one language but in another language it does not mean the same or simply it has not meaning. To say that Overeem is my son, in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian etc (romantic languages) means that Werdum won their first fight and because of that he knows all tricks about the Reem, just like a father knows his son, so basically he means he knows how to beat the Reem all the way. But in English it does not work the same, that's why no one understand what he means due to Werdum's poor English.
p.s. my english is not good either but i guess pretty much better as Werdum´s lol !!
Actually, even in English this is used as a slang term among some... There was a point when people would say "You got sonned" or "I'll son dude" etc etc. Meaning, more or less like some have already said here, that you will make them seem small, or child like. You will run them, like a parent... etc
I don't see anyway that Werdum can win this fight against Overeem. I deff don't see Werdum taking Overeem down and submitting him. I feel Overeem is going to simply catch Werdum with a knee or a hook and knock him out. Overeem also is a very good grappler. Most of Overeems wins are by submission. Yup, he's that well rounded.
Really like how Alistair hasn't gotten into much trash talking like Fab. I'm sure Reem is down here in Texas enjoying some BBQ.
Overeem is a good striker, but that's it. History will repeat itself.
Overeem is a finisher. There is no way this fight is going the distance if Overeem is in that ring. I think he has like, 1, decision? Overeem by K.O via Knee.