While the buzz surrounding Strikeforce’s recently announced heavyweight
grand prix has been immense, understanding of the specifics of the
tourney has been a bit less than ideal.
Today, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker clarified many of the questions that needed to be addressed.
First up, Alistair Overeem’s title will not be on the line in the
tournament. And while there were some suggestions that every fight in
the tournament would be contested as five-round affairs, instead, that
will only happen in the grand prix finals, when a newly created
Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix title will be on the line.