Fedor Emelianenko wants Alistair Overeem next, but Team Golden Glory have other plans for "The Demolition Man" (updated)
Posted on August 25, 2010, 08:15 AM by Anton Gurevich"I would definetly like to have a rematch against Fabricio Werdum. I know that he was recently operated on his elbow, so it looks like this fight will not happen anytime soon. This year, probably in November or December, I would like to meet inside the cage with Alistair Overeem." - Mixfight.ru
After long months of call-outs and speculations, "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko revealed to M-1 Global's own MixFight.ru that he's ready to accept Alistair Overeem's challenge. As was previously revealed by LowKick.com, M-1 Global are currently lining up an "interim" fight for Fedor Emelianenko in Japan on the New Year's Eve. Both Overeem and Emelianenko are huge stars in Japan, something that promises a blockbuster paycheck for Dream and M-1 Global.
Update #1:
A very reliable source within M-1 Global confirmed exclusively to LowKick.com that Fedor will not fight for DREAM on New Year's Eve. Alistair Overeem is currently the only opponent on M-1 Global's sights, with a possible fight taking place in US between November and December.
Later, M-1 released an official statement "We want Overeem", where the organization's Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan says the following: “M-1 Global wants to make this fight happen,” says M-1’s Director of Operations, Evgeni Kogan. “As a global mixed martial arts company committed to driving the evolution of the sport and showcasing match-ups that the fans deserve to see, we want to make this bout a reality in 2010.”
Stay tuned to LowKick.com for more news on Fedor's next fight as they happen.
Update #2:
MMAFighting's Ariel Helwani interviewed Alistair Overeem immediately after M-1's Challenge, and here's what "The Demolition Man" had to say about his potential fight against Fedor Emelianenko (visit MMAFighting to read the full interview):
Emelianenko has now said that he would like to fight you by the end of the year. Is that possible at this point?
No, unfortunately not. The reason is because if I enter the Final 16 and win, I will fight the K-1 Final in December. My decision was made because nothing was certain and Strikeforce and M-1 didn't act fast enough when I made my decision to start K-1 training. Now I read on the internet that Fedor and his management want to fight me all of sudden. Do they really need two months of thinking and negotiating? I think it's a little strange to be honest. If Fedor challenged me right after the fight it would have been something to take in consideration, but the M-1 management started to say that all the polls on several websites stated that people rather have a Fedor vs. Werdum rematch then a fight against me. There we have another lie by M-1 because every poll I have read stated the opposite and showed that everybody want to see Fedor versus me. Check their current poll at their own Web site (laughs).
Update #3:
Well, since Ariel already interviewed Alistair Overeem, I asked Golden Glory Gym founder and Alistair Overeem's manager Bas Boon to comment on the situation. Here's what he had to say about M-1 Global's plans to randzevous Fedor Emelianenko and Alistair Overeem in the Strikeforce cage:
All bullshit,
By the way, the M-1 management claims they are looking maybe for this fight at the end of November December. But they are also looking for Fedor's to fight on New Year's Eve, 18 days later for a title against Barnett?
Everybody knows Alistair and the whole GG will be busy at the K-1WGP on October 2nd in Korea, and 1on December 11th in Tokyo Japan.
This schedule was known by everybody at the beginning of this year. And as the management from Fedor only wanted to fight Werdrum first (who got injured), they knew Alistair has a busy schedule in Japan. Now finally talk that they would fight Overeem.
I have stated many times that Golden Glory fighter Alistair Overeem can fight in United States around April, till the end of September (as long as there are no other obligations in Japan). But according the management of Fedor he first wanted to fight Rogers and then Werdum? And Fedor takes long holidays during that time when Alistair has fight obligations in Japan (laughs)
That reminds me of Dana White quote: after the loss of Fedor against Werdrum, Fedor was still welcome to the UFC according Dana, but Fedor was offered 30 and 30 or 40 and 40 to show? This "management" and co-promotion crap around Fedor is a complete farce, what a shame for such a talented fighter.
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See he aint ducking nobody, nor M-1. Maybe M-1 is right, maybe Dana is ducking Fedor.
about time fedor...about time
@partyboy
your right it is BUT how will that fight happen if he doesn't sign and extend his contract with Strikeforce. 1 day ago M1 say Werdum will be his last opponent with Strikeforce. I'm starting to see a pattern with Fedor and M1.
AM I THE ONLY 1 ?
Or maybe the UFC is where all the MMA fighters want to be, except Fedor?
stfu hater, go grab some aerobic balls
thats stupid, he also said he would like to fight brock lesnar, but that doesn;t mean it's going to happen
@ johnedge
Agreed! there isno reason why UFC champions cannot fight outside the organizations if so called Dana says they are the best.
I have this feeling this defeat really woke Fedor up! I bet you he will come out with a vengance like neveer before!
Dana took his champ Liddell to pride and look what happened, Liddell got owned. By never letting his fighters fight outside UFC he can have many believe only the best reside within UFC when in reality some of the best have never yet fought in UFC.
That said, the LW LHW and WW divisions in UFC are now mega talented from top to bottom so gotta give him some credit where it's due.
im sorry he lost to quinton but he also knocked out overeem so leave chuck out of it he WAS a great fighter and true legend of the sport
i'm not knocking chuck. But he is probably the #1 reason you wont ever see UFC fighters fight outside UFC again. Chuck is a legend and was one of the most exciting to watch back in the day. Nothing will ever change that, but when DW took on a different org with his fighters against theirs it didn't work out too well.
Now the UFC have a far higher percentage of the best fighters, but not all and DW will not risk having one of his champs devalued by a loss to a fighter of a competitor.
Chuck is an icon of the sport despite his refusal to know when it was time to walk away, and for any mma fan who remembers the good ol days he had an aura about him that few fighters had. There's few fighters about now that I look forward to watching as much as i looked forward to Chuck, but history is history and it affects the present and the future.
Yea that is just something that uninformed people like to say. Chuck knocked out both Guy Mezger and Alistair Overeem before losing to Rampage. How many did he have to win before he could lose one? Lmfao, yet he got owned in Pride?!?!
Not sure what's weak about this. I believe you are totally right. I do think that most of the best fighters are in the UFC but I really wish all fighters could just fight wherever they wanted and for whomever at anytime.
There is a reason why UFC champions cant fight outside of UFC. They are signed by UFC and its better to have a Monopoly in the product your selling(The fighter being the product). Plus anything can happen in MMA and its better not to risk having your champion lose to some random mediocre fighter from a lesser organization.
i would like MMA to follow eauropean football model.
You have different countries leagues from premiership downwards.
You also have champions league where the best few compete to find the best.
Sadly where someone who has the biggest share of the market but doesnt have all of it, and it doesn't offer contracts that suit fighters who want some freedom to their careers it will never have all the best.
Is this a dream? I'l wait to get excited to till the fight is officially anounced
Overeem said that he wanted to fight in the UFC just not exclusively and Dana wouldn't go for it.
Until Dana get used to the fact that there are fighters that refuse to be owned we will never see the best fights possible.
If Shane Carwin knocked down Lesnar and just about finished him before gassing...Overeem a K! kickboxer will put him in a bodybag.
Actually as a fighter Overeem fights alot more than just about any fighter out there.
Dana just wants the ability to make a fighter fight anytime he wants, anywhere he wants and to keep him as long as he wants.
Well i guess if this does happen and SF promotes they will be sticking to their past with the whole Loser gets a title shot thing,,,, GAY!
What's stupid is thinking Fedor wants to fight Lesnar, and he's not because he just doesn't like dump-trucks full of money, and doesn't want the top belt in MMA.
I just want to clarify. In one recent interview Fedor was asked if he wanted to fight Brock. Fedor said yes and added that Brock has a good stamina.
Fedor did not come forward and said " Give me Brock".
now thats the shit i waana see!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After the Reem, it is Werdum and then to the UFC between Santos and then Brock.
do u rember the upercut that knocked werdum out ? i wud rather see fedor vs junior dos santos than brock
Actually I rater to see this in a ring, both fighters are strikers mainly, and I would love to see it under Pride rules (Is tno going to happen) but hopefully this will happen in Fedor´s facebook site it says that it might happen in late nov or the begining of dec.
I hope this materializes... : )
Come on your a smart guy do you really expect Strikeforce to allow two fighters they have contracted to fight in Japan when their American audience want to see this fight. so.... he fights Overeem in Japan as a Dream fighter thens gets his rematch with Werdum as a Strikeforce fighter ? If thats the case Strikeforce might as well sell their fighters contracts to the UFC and give up. Fedor and M1 know full well this unlikely unless they do it as Strikeforce fighters in the USA. Yesterday M1 publicly state they want Fight in Japan then return to the US to rematch Werdum for his last Strikeforce fight the next day Fedor says he wants Overeem LOL come on man
This fight in Japan will hurt Fedor. A freshly roided Overeem will kick Fedor's ass. He looked awsome in his last match. Fedor looked average in his last two.
I think you have a point but I think SF is sweeping that issue under the rug as well.
If this is true, Strikeforce has no choice but to promote this fight & push the hell out of it. If they don't they might as well pack it in & fold.
On the other hand, didn't Reem say Fedor was out of the picture after the Werdum lose?
I don't want them to fold but we all know they don't push their fights & fighters in a way to make them grow & be more competative with UFC.
It's good to have other orgs no matter how disfunctional they may come off as.
Uhhh man its about time.... Can`t wait to see this! I hope fedor submits overeem and after that takes revanche on werdum. But i have the feeling it wont happen :(
Scott Coker make Fedor VS Overeem happen then. That's the fight most of us want to see.
Why is it so hard for SF to set up a fight? Its not like they have a huge pool of fighters.
Yea I guess I see that. I wish Fedor wanted to control when and who he fought. I think that would shut a lot of people up on a lot of issues.
Oh yea I know. No offense taken. I see what you are saying. I just want Fedor to fight who he wants to fight so people will stop hating. I can't believe people actually think that Fedor himself is ducking fights. It's ridiculous.
Best HW right now are in SF.UFC is MMA prison
Dream, SF I don't really care, I want to see the fight in Nov or Dec.
i doubt that this fight will happen. Fedor ants to fight a lot of guys like for example Brock lesnar. And that ain`t happening. But maybe now that Fedor lost a fight, his management thinks that only a fight against a high caliber oponent will restore his legendary status. so, i don't know. It would be an awsome fight. I'm not a Fedor hater but i think Overeem would win by TKO or even by Knockout
Maybe we will get to see this fight. be interesting to hear what Overeem has to say. I think it will be a tough fight for Fedor now Overoid has maxed up his bulk, but he still has a glass jaw so Fedor only need catch him once and its over.
I just read a recent Fedor's quote that he is himself is interested in fight Overeem at the end of 2010. He said "I personally want to fight Overeem".
Also, Overeem declined to fight The Big Foot.
What a kick in the nuts to strikeforce!!!
well Strikeforce had many chances to make this fight happen, they blew it.
seems like maybe DREAM will give us what we want.
Anton looks like you spoke too soon lol. Should of figured it was too good to be true. Im soo tired of the politics with M1 Global. I just wanna see Fedor fight top guys. Is that too much to ask!?
MY GOD!! M-1 actually giving fans what they want, go m-1 go! lets see this,why beat around the bush and get it done b4 end of 2010
Fedor is comming off a loss to werdum. so obviously fedor has to fight for the title, its the only decision that makes sense. -_-
whoops mis read this article lol. this is DREAM and M-1 ..
disregard the above statement
get rid of UFC are you freaking kidding me?? Id rather keep it the way it is now cuz we all know the stories that come from boxing.... corruptness and what not. Fighter's pay will increase sooner or later, MMA is still young give it time
omg do u ever stop whining? mma conspiracy all the time.. blah blah dana white, blah blah bad ufc this blah blah ,, stfu man
Not really using the boxing model. Edgar got less than BJ and Edgar was champ.
Toney earned more than double all the MMA fighters on the last card. WHY???? FFS DW sort it out and treat your fighters with some f**kin respect!!
I think we can agree on this subject lol
He's Lowkick's Conspiracy nut
Got to love T6 though hahaha. Just questioning that 666 stuff though....
just read on MMAFighting.com that Alistair Overeem may not take the challenge as he is competing in K-1 Tournament in Oct, the next round in the tournament will be in Dec.
wow more stupidity, can you even facking read? OVEREEM SAID A LONG TIME AGO HE WAS GOING TO FIGHT IN k1 this year.. WAKE UP JERKOFF... it's not allistair avoiding anyone
STFU M1 and Fedor know full well that Overeem has commitments to fight in K1 something he has done on numerous times. After he beat Rodgers and Werdum beat Fedor he made it clear to Strikeforce get me a fight to defend my belt and I won't fight in K1. Showtime and Strikeforce dragged their heels as usual he decided he gonna go make some money in Japan. use your brain wtf is wrong with you Fedor fan boys
fcking douchebaggggggg
your biased in all your comments is like a cloth in front of your eyes. its keeping you from seeing logic
Yeah, really clever asking for a fight they know it cant happen any time soon... Now M-1 have the "excuse" they need to put Fedor against Barnet or any other muppet. I just feel sorry for Fedor, the man is a warrior and im sure if it was up to him, he would have fought Overeem and whoever challenged him, but with M-1 "controlling" him, he is like Dolph Lundgreen in Rocky 4...
PS - nice interview by Overrem, very consistent answers and a very logic and straight forward point of view!
thank god some intelligence on this page
I read his full interview and Overeem made sense. His answers were logical unlike M-1 Global. M-1 tried to sit on two chairs. I guess now after Werdum is out and Overeem is buys, the only option is the Big Foot in SF or Barnett in Dream.
This is what happens when fighters fight under other promoters. It becomes like boxing. The UFC doesn't have these issue. All there fighters are in one house with nothing stopping any match up.
yeah other than Dana White fans have been calling for GSP v A.Silva for some time now. BJ penn would fight LHW 's if he could but Dana wouldn't allow that. I love the UFC but there's are still a few issues here and there
Well thats how everything operates, Get as close to owning a Monopoly as possible when you dont think anyone else is running their organization properly....But Dana cant crush every organization out there...one dies and another will pop up dont worry. UFC is like MLB and every other organization are the Minor League Baseball so to speak. If you dont like how its runned now then too bad its not changing EVER.
Yea I was wondering about that myself... Alistair said long ago that he planned on participating in K-1 and even reaffirmed this recently on The MMA Hour. Like Overeem is just going to drop everything to accommodate M-1... Seems like another ploy to me.
i am right there with ya...i replaced your 1 weak with my sharp....but its stuck on the loading animation....uhh im sure it will be there as i enter this comment. But yeah sounds like a ploy, and i believe thats the most logical conclusion
He plans on participating in K-1, but says if Werdum was good to go he would fight him. Now all the sudden can't fight Fedor. WOW! what a whus.
Fedor was a wus last year according to Overeem. Fedor was recovering from a hand injury from Rogers fight and that is when he challenged Fedor when he was in a cast.
I still like Overeem. I think he could beat Brock. I think Fedor would too.
It is amazing he won't fight FEdor because of K-1, but if Werdum was okay then he would fight. Interesting? Bas "FAG" Boon can talk all he wants about Fedor, but he knows Fedor will beat his ROID BOY.
I hate when people don't put the facts together and listen to Dana White too much. I think the UFC isn't as good as Dana thinks either. Go to Japan and watch a fight in the Tokyo Dome on NYE 50,000 people. That has NEVER been surpasses in the US.
BTW the UFC doesn't have the best fighters. I put up Strikeforces top 3 vs. UFC top 3.
sorry UFC v. Strikeforce HW's.
UFC has the best LHW,Middleweight, and Welterweight class for sure.
HW's? Well that is another chapter. I don't think they have a good striker in that whole bunch in the UFC.
ALSO THIS IS WHAT THE FANS WANT. I am sick of these fighters saying I will do what the fans want. What a load of crap. It is all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
DANA is all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
TOO.
I hate MMA now, I am so glad football season is coming up next week.
A REAL SPORT.
@johnedge. What about Dos S? Good stricker?
Compared to Overeem and Fedor no. Werdum it was evident when he fought Werdum. Knocked him out.
I shouldn't of said they don't have any good strikers, but compared to Overeem he is not better then him.
It will be awesome to watch Fedor fighting Overeem but first I want a rematch between Fedor and Werdum. If Fedor defeats Werdum, he will be able to face the Strikeforce champion and if he defeats him too will be considerated ones again the best at his division.
And then all you want, Lesnar or Santos (if Dana wants to make something for the sport and not only for the UFC), Barnet, Sergei Kharitonov or any other top contender in the Heavyweight division.
WHY WILL OVEREEM CANCEL A K-1 TOURNEY FOR WERDUM?, but not CANCEL A SHOW FOR FEDOR? Since Overeem wanted Fedor so bad and blasts M-1, which I know is not the greatest to work with, but is Golden Boy much better?
I'm so glad Fedor has finally lost - hopefully with another loss we won't have to deal with M-1 and their bull**** and he can be treated like many other fighters and have matchups that make sense.
I am glad he has a loss too. Now he will run over Werdum and Overeem. Then Dana White will offer him a contract in the UFC. Then he will fight ,Cain, Junior Santos, and then fight Brock for the title. Not holding my breathe on the UFC part.