Former UFC Heavyweight, Todd Duffee took to his Twitter account to announce his New Year’s Eve showdown against Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and 2010 K-1 Grand Prix Champion, Alistair Overeem. Duffee tweeted:
Have no plans on NYE? Dream Dynamite 2010: Duffee VS Overeem on HDnet!!!
But as soon as the tweet went out, Duffee quickly took it down. No official word has been released about this match-up, but it would be a great way for Duffee and Overeem to close out their year in MMA, as both have only competed in MMA bouts once this year: Duffee with a round 3 knockout loss to Mike Russo at UFC 114 and Overeem with a 1st round TKO victory over Brett Rogers in Strikeforce last May.
*UPDATE: Todd Duffee pulled out of the proposed Dream Dynamite 2010 New Year’s Eve bout with Alistair Overeem this morning after receiving the contract and feeling the money was not right. He will now face a TUF 10 alum at Titan Fighting Championships on January 29th while Overeem will remain on the Dream NYE card with an opponent yet to be named. Source: Around the Octagon.
*UPDATE #2: Guess the money became right as the fight is now confirmed as reported by MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani: here.