Valentijn Overeem injured, off "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" card

An elbow injury has forced Valentijn Overeem out of his planned Strikeforce debut against fellow heavyweight Antonio Silva.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed the scratch with a source close to the event. MMAWeekly.com first reported.

The fight was expected t…

An elbow injury has forced Valentijn Overeem out of his planned Strikeforce debut against fellow heavyweight Antonio Silva.

MMAjunkie.com confirmed the scratch with a source close to the event. MMAWeekly.com first reported.

The fight was expected to be part of the Showtime-televised main card of Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu” event at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.