Coker last month said Overeem would return to action in late February or March, likely against the winner of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers. Boon says he will honor that timeline.
“Whatever they want, if they want to put Alistair against Fedor, it’s fine, depending on how we can make good terms,” he said. “Obviously, if it was a build-up, there were the first two fights if (Alistair) would win, and then he would go for a bigger fight and the money would be better, but if Fedor challenges him for the title, (Alistair) still has the title and he wants to defend it, it’s not a problem. Then the fight is on.
"I can tell you one thing, man, Alistair's going to be ready. He's going to (expletive) Fedor up."
Boon says he maintains a good relationship with Coker and feels sorry for the delay.
“We’ll be seeing him (in Strikeforce) next year, 100 percent,” said Boon.
SKARHEAD - Alot has happened since that fight...and Overeem has a VERY different body since then as well.
Dangerous fight for Fedor, but Fedor by TKO IMO.
A lot has happened, but if you and Overeem think beating Tae Hyun Lee, Mark Hunt, Gary Goodridge, and...gasp....Tony Sylvester means "he's gonna fuck Fedor up", I would suggest laying off the drugs. Overeem hasn't shown SHIT to show he should even be considered to fight Fedor. Let him beat a top 20 heavyweight and not Tony Sylvester and Gary Goodridge.
He'd rape Fedor... in K1 but in MMA? Doubtful, his body has changed but I doubt his heart has. He's a pressure fighter and when he can't push someone around he folds quickly.
ChokeEmOut - I guess next year translates to "We gotta give Overeem time to clean out his system". He could easily have the body he has naturally, he is a professional athelte afterall but I think it is beyond obvious at this point that he has been in no hurry to fight in US soil.
Or it translates into "We're going to let Overeem fight in the K1 Final 8, one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world in December, instead of making $20k/$20k in Strikeforce".