Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem has been the subject of many speculations, including drug use and whether he will fight top heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. Regardless of any distractions, Overeem has shown that he is a top heavyweight fighter and that he will could easily be considered in the top five heavyweights in the world. Overeem looks to face Fedor if The Last Emperor can get past the jiu-jitsu ace which seems to be in the cards, according to Overeem himself in a recent interview with Fightline.com:
Werdum is a good fighter but stylistically Fedor will match up great against Werdum. I don’t see Fedor getting submitted by Werdum and in the striking department he will have the edge. So I think Fedor will win, but Fedor didn’t look that good in his last two fights so you never know, a fight is a fight.
In the interview Overeem also talks about Brock Lesnar and how Strikeforce’s heavyweight roster stacks up with the UFC. Well worth the read. Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum takes place this Saturday night and The MMA News will carry complete pre and post coverage as well as live coverage of the event.