Double Trouble: Herschel Walker is not alone, as Valentijn Overeem pulls out of Strikeforce St. Louis
Posted on November 28, 2010, 10:25 AM by Anton GurevichOnly a few days after the former NFL superstar Herschel Walker pulled out of the fight against Scott Carson, it was Alistair Overeem's brother turn to disappoint. Valentijn Overeem (28-25 in MMA) was forced to withdraw from Heavyweight bout against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva due to an injury. MMAWeekly:
Valentijn Overeem, brother of Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, is injured and will be unable to fight Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva as planned on the Dec. 4 fight card on Showtime, said MMAWeekly.com sources. The nature of the injury was not disclosed.
Later on, Sherdog.com revealed that Valentijn Overeem suffered from an elbow injury, currently waiting for the X-Rays to study its sevirity. The news are a huge setback for Strikeforce, who lose a second main card fight in just one week. Sergei Kharitonov looks like the most reasonable opponent to step up against Silva, as the two were rumored to fight at Strikeforce: Houston. But it's still unclear whether the Russian vet. will accept a fight against someone of Silva's caliber on a six-day notice.
Update:
Sergei Kharitonov is fighting Singh Jaideep at the K-1 Final event in Japan on December 11th, making him unavailable as a replacement for Antonio Silva. Shane Del Rosario, Lavar Johnson and Josh Barnett (highly unlikely) are the only remaining reasonable options at Scott Coker's disposal.
Stay tuned to LowKick.com for more Strikeforce: St. Louis news.
Comments
Sergei will not take this fight- he's already fighting K-1 on Dec 11th....so that is a no go
fixed. thanks a lot.
This sucks, Silva vs Overeem was such a good match-up had a first round finish written all over it
just get silva to fight carson....theyv both been prepping for fights, and i know its not an even fight but this is strikeforce, it doesnt have to be competitive
28-25? Are you kidding me?????
Actually he isn't kidding, i checked on Wiki and Sherdog and it said the exact same thing.
I stilll like to watch his fights, if u look at his record either hes going to sub his opponent or ko his opponent in the first round or he himself is going to get sub'd of ko'd in the first round, exciting to watch
The guy submitted couture back in the day in the first minute of the first round
Let's see how the little guys react to this. Move up an undercard or rush for a replacement?
Wow Strikeforce is ****ed :(
Yah, well this event is anyways. I think they need to pospone the event for a bit.
lol Reems brother looks like a porno-actor version of him
It should have been Fedor vs Bigfoot in the first place.
strikeforce st. louis is running out of atractions here
bigfoot vs barnett
This sucks but Strikeforce has some good fighters who can replace Valentijn. Barnett vs Silva would be a good match up.