Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce
UFC president Dana White continually makes a point of reminding the fans that he works to put together the matches they want to see. He also consistently reminds fighters that if they’re in this sport to be the best, they better be ready to fight anyone at any time, including teammates. Yet when White broke the news about UFC parent company Zuffa buying Strikeforce to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, he produced one curious response that contradicted those two mantras.
When asked by Helwani if, for example, Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem could go to the UFC to fight its heavyweight champion, White said no.
“There won’t be any superfights,” he said. “When I say ‘business as usual,’ we don’t co-promote. Even when we own it, we don’t co-promote, period.”