Alistair Overeem’s MMA Return Might Still Be Awhile

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsAlistair Overeem’s next MMA fight could be as soon as Dec. 31, but his next Strikeforce appearance will not be until next spring at the earliest.

“I will be ready for Strikeforce as soon as I would say April, May, June,” …

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Alistair Overeem‘s next MMA fight could be as soon as Dec. 31, but his next Strikeforce appearance will not be until next spring at the earliest.

“I will be ready for Strikeforce as soon as I would say April, May, June,” Overeem said Monday on MMAFighting.com’s The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.

This time frame for his Strikeforce return would mean that it will take Overeem roughly 3 1/2 years to make his second belt defense.

The soonest Overeem could compete in MMA would be at Dynamite!! on New Year’s Eve, but his participation in the Dec. 11 K-1 World Grand Prix Final event in Japan takes priority over his spot on Japanese MMA’s biggest mainstream show of the year.