While the California-based Strikeforce organization has spent the past
year building its roster of athletes, one of the most burning questions
on MMA fans’ minds regarding the promotion has been, “When will
heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem return?”
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker confirmed on Thursday’s edition of
ESPN.com’s “MMA Live” that Overeem’s return will
indeed be on the promotion’s as-yet-unannounced May event in a fight
with power-puncher Brett Rogers as had been
previously reported, but one simple question remains: Will the
“Demolition Man’s” title be on the line?
Coker refused to answer that question when he recently spoke with
MMAjunkie.com, but he did say that fans could
expect some surprises in forthcoming news.