Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem
In response to recent stirrings that Fedor Emelianenko has called out Strikeforce Heavyweight Titleholder, Alistair Overeem for allegedly choosing to challenge in K-1 rather than face him, Overeem takes into consideration that Fedor’s management, M-1 might be speaking for him and suggests that Fedor should maybe get a reality check.
There was a lot of discussion if this was really Fedor saying that because people where telling that Fedor would never give a reaction like that. I know for a fact that M-1 does most of the talking when Fedor is interviewed in writing so I’m not surprised if M-1 gave this answer. On the other hand it could also be that Fedor made these comments but was not well informed by M-1 about the negotiation with Strikeforce and myself. M-1 is doing a great job of keeping Fedor away of the true reality about what is going on. If Fedor reads the internet especially in the US then he will be shocked how many bad things have been said about him and especially M-1. They singlehandedly destroyed the legacy Fedor had with all their weird demands and strange comments during the year. So I hope Fedor read[s] this and [it] will tell him exactly what happened.
Overeem continues by telling Emelianenko not to blame him but to blame his management team, M-1 for continually holding up negotiations with Strikeforce and says he was not going to wait around for him. Overeem says he committed to K-1 before Fedor ever called him out. Now Overeem is in the Top 8 position in the K-1 Grand Prix 2010 and should be tied up with the organization until early 2011. After K-1, he is expected to face either Emelianenko or the rightful Strikeforce Heavyweight contender, Fabricio Werdum who should be recovered from his elbow injury by that time.