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That thumping sound you just heard? That’s the other shoe dropping. Inside MMA breaks the awful news:
“Sources close to the situation have told Inside MMA that the company [Strikeforce] has exercised its right to eliminate his one remaining fight on his contract, effective July 22nd…Also according to the source, Overeem has been dealing with more serious injuries than originally reported, including a broken toe, and rib and elbow problems…Another issue that Strikeforce officials had regarding Overeem’s participation in the [Heavyweight Grand Prix] tournament is he had only one fight left on his current contract, and he would have had to fight twice to win the grand prix.”
Damn. Did Alistair Overeem really just lose his job because he wouldn’t compete earlier than he was originally asked to? Can’t wait to hear how Zuffa spins this debacle. We’ll update you when we know more…
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...what? Should I not have done that?"
Werdum, ehhh im drawing a blank already. Business as usual apart from being gutted. Bye Bye.
It's like this: Overeem didn't want to fight. "Ow, my toe...and my rib...and my elbow." Overeem signed up for this tournament, knowing that it's, well, a TOURNAMENT, and you're expected to fight in succession. And now you're CHOOSING not to fight?
The door, it's thataway.
There's this thing in life called the Golden Rule. Those with the gold make the rules. Zuffa doesn't need this shiat. So, g'bye!
He's just going to end up making himself the heavyweight version of Eddie Alvarez. Talent that can only measure up by the cans it's crushed.
as a fan, i don't care about that shit and i just want to see how good alistair really is. all this does is leave a big question mark on his legacy.
newaza01 hit the nail on the head.
Fact is he was an employee and didn't do his job as required. Enough with the Zuffa hate too CP.. We get it you are still butt hurt. Change the name to Koscheckpotato.com if all you wanna do is bitch.
Has my vision gotten worse or do CAPTCHAs seem to be getting harder to figure the F out?
Overeem thought he was bigger than the biggest game in town. Ask Tito or Randy how that turned out. Years of nothing but wasted time until they realized they were better off being friends with Zuffa than enemies.
"Can’t wait to hear how Zuffa spins this debacle."
Uhhh, no matter how anti-Zuffa you want to be, how can you possibly see this as anything but much worse for Overeem than Zuffa. Effect on Zuffa's business - too small to quanitfy. Effect on Overeem's career - potentially devastating. Japan isn't going to be there to run off to this time. Unless he can somehow work his way into an undeserved boxing match against a Klitschko, Overeem may have just lost what could have been millions of dollars if he could prove he was as good as you guys think he is. All because he thought the GP should take place on his schedule.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHA!!! Bye Bye Overeem! Enjoy the minor leagues!
p.s. I love how Cage Potato tries to spin it like Zuffa is the bad guys. Let's face it - Overeem was an overrated can-crusher who refuses to fight actual challenging opponents.
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