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Valentijn Overeem Says Fighting in Strikeforce Is Crowning Moment of Career

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DALLAS — MMA Fighting spoke to heavyweight Valentijn Overeem about his Saturday night fight against Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, his take on the rest of the heavyweight grand prix, how many more years he expects to fight for and fighting on the same card as his brother, Alistair Overeem.

 

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DALLAS — MMA Fighting spoke to heavyweight Valentijn Overeem about his Saturday night fight against Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum, his take on the rest of the heavyweight grand prix, how many more years he expects to fight for and fighting on the same card as his brother, Alistair Overeem.

 

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Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Overeems Say They’d Put Brotherly Love Aside to Fight in Grand Prix

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsEAST 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 …

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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.”

Valentijn Overeem on Strikeforce Win: ‘This Was My Dream’

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — MMA Fighting spoke to Valentijn Overeem about his win over Ray Sefo Saturday. Alistair’s Overeem’s older brother talked about his nerves going into the fight, how he finished Sefo and what’s next.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — MMA Fighting spoke to Valentijn Overeem about his win over Ray Sefo Saturday. Alistair’s Overeem’s older brother talked about his nerves going into the fight, how he finished Sefo and what’s next.

Strikeforce Grand Prix: By the Odds

Filed under: StrikeforceWhile small-scale gambling on the NCAA basketball tournament is something of an American tradition, I’ve found it’s much harder to get my friends and neighbors involved in a Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix betting pool.

That…

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While small-scale gambling on the NCAA basketball tournament is something of an American tradition, I’ve found it’s much harder to get my friends and neighbors involved in a Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix betting pool.

That’s because a) all my friends and neighbors know that I follow this stuff for a living, while they’re still wondering why Kimbo Slice didn’t get included in the bracket, and b) the lack of seeding means you kind of have to actually know something about each fighter in order to effectively pick a winner.

Thankfully, online oddsmakers have handicapped Saturday night’s opening round for us, so we might as well sift through the betting lines and see if there aren’t any egregious errors. Won’t you join me below?