Dutch striker Alistair Overeem is the current Strikeforce heavyweight champion, however, the champ has not fought in the Strikeforce organization in his last seven fights. Overeem’s last Strikeforce bout was in November of 2007, when he defeated Paul Buentello.
The Strikeforce champion has dropped some interesting news to Fighters Only Magazine.
Overeem says that he would sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship under the right conditions. He has been in negotiations with the organization before, but the two sides failed to agree to terms.
“I’m not going to discuss the UFC too much with the media. But I will say that when they show me terms I like, I’ll sign,” Overeem said.
“Money is important but it isn’t everything. There are some conditions they have that I don’t like. But like I said, when the terms are right I will sign right away.”
Overeem also stated that his career goal is to beat top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. Fedor is one of the newest Strikeforce additions, but he is rumored to be fighting Fabricio Werdum in April on a fight card that will be televised on CBS.
That would push a potential Fedor – Overeem match to late 2010.
Overeem seems to be in no rush to fight Fedor. “I am just getting started, I still have six, seven or maybe eight years before retirement,” he said.
If the UFC offers terms that appeal to Overeem, he will likely sign immediately and hope that one day Fedor and the UFC can come to a seemingly impossible agreement.
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