Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce
DALLAS — Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem admits that UFC champion Cain Velasquez is the No. 1 heavyweight in mixed martial arts.
But Overeem says that won’t be the case by the end of the year.
“Cain Velasquez is No. 1 now because I haven’t competed against the names,” Overeem told MMAFighting.com. “So there is that argument, that I haven’t fought the caliber opponents I should — I wanted to, but either they wouldn’t fight me, or the schedule didn’t work out. But that’s what this tournament is about.”