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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — It’s a longshot possibility at best, but after winning his match Saturday night, Valentijn Overeem could find his way into the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix as an alternate.
That could lead to an interesting scenario, since his brother, the reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, is one of the tournament favorites. Could it be possible that the two meet up to fight at some point? Under the current setup, yes. And both Valentijn and Alistair say that if that’s what happens, they will indeed fight each other in the cage.
“Tournament-wise? Yes. Separate fight? No,” Alistair Overeem said when asked if he would fight his brother. “In a tournament, obviously you advance, so in a tournament fashion we would fight each other.”