With many internet lurkers waiting for the confirmation announcing a DREAM heavyweight matchup between Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem (33-11) and former UFC fighter Todd Duffee (6-1) fans have been left waiting on news of the matchup.
Duffee’s manager, Monte Cox, has since confirmed the mathup for the December 31st bout set for the upcoming FieLDS Dynamite!! 2010 event in Japan.
Cox spoke to MMAFA.tv about the fight noting that Duffee isn’t 100% ready for the fight but his fighter felt he couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Duffee was preparing for an upcoming fight on Jan. 29 as part of a Titan Fighting Championships event, so he wasn’t entirely unprepared for a fight but has now apparently taken the fight with only a few weeks notice.
“This is one of those opportunities that come around once in a lifetime. Todd isn’t 100% and there isn’t enough time to get 100% ready, but he felt like it was a dream come true to fight against one of the best, if not the best, heavyweights in the world.
“I’ll be honest, I argued against taking the fight. I’d rather he have time to prepare and be at full strength… but he was adamant that this was a special opportunity and he wasn’t going to pass on it and regret it later on. He said ‘I’m a fighter… this is what I do.’ How am I supposed to argue with that logic?”
“This may be the greatest pose down in MMA history… these guys look like they walked into the ring after competing in a bodybuilding contest. The great thing is that both of them can fight and both have serious power. Nobody is expecting this thing to go all three rounds.”