Internet chatter regarding a Strikeforce 8-man heavyweight grand prix has really picked up in the past few days. MMA Junkie hinted at the possibility of a heavyweight tournament going down in Strikeforce in 2011 the other day, and now Tatame is reporting that Strikeforce is in fact planning one and it will include the organization’s top eight heavyweights.
Along with Overeem, names like Fedor Emelianenko, Fabrício Werdum, Josh Barnett, Antônio Silva, Brett Rogers, Andrei Arlovski and Sergei Kharitonov are also in talks to participate in the tournament.
The fight between Fedor and Silva, which has been rumored on the past days, is agreed to happen in February, and other match-ups are in works. Werdum, who comes from a first-round submission victory over Fedor, will probably fight Kharitonov in March, and Barnett vs Rogers, Overeem vs Arlovski might happen as well.
Tatame added that the quarterfinal, semi-final and final rounds would take place over the course of three events with the latter two possibly serving as the company’s first pay-per-views.
On paper, it looks like the biggest tournament we’ve seen since the old PRIDE GP’s, but as we’ve come to learn with Strikeforce, you have to ask if they can pull it off.
Brock was sick for a long time and Carwin was actually supposed to fight Brock but was delayed waiting for him. Neither guy was busy "renegotiating". Both Lesnar and Carwin fought twice in the last year to Fedor's 1. Brock fought 6 times in the last 3 years to Fedor's 4. Your comparing a guy who was incredibly ill and required surgery to a guy who has been playing political games.
Yeah, Brock and Carwin just wanted to fight each other and just didn't care how long it would take. It is definately true both of those guys fought more than Fedor. If Fedor would just not let politics get in his way then he could be more favored!:thumbsup:
Yeah, but at least Overeem has been fighting. Fedor has only fought once this year. If he were getting more fights in with M-1 Global then that would be one thing but he isn't even fighting!
Yeah, Strikeforce has found a way to adjust so I don't think it's going to be a huge deal. If Fedor leaves them Strikeforce will adjust without one of the top fighters in the heavyweight division. Maybe that way he can just go back to Russia!
Well it can work out but Strikeforce and all the fighters need to be willing to work together. And the question is whether Overeem's fights are going to be nontitle affairs. I'm pretty sure that the winner will either be the new champion or the next challenger!:thumbsup:
And it looks like Overeem is the first unified champion between Dream and Strikeforce. Just another feather in his cap I guess. Is there any other fighter that has done this much?
Either way this should make him one of the top two seeds in the tournament if it happens. Because even though all these guys have done something Overeem is the only one to do something recently. Overall I think all of them should be seeded!:thumbsup:
Yeah, I'm with you there. The Overeem now is not the same Overeem that Werdum beat, Fedor is not the fighter he used to be, Barnett is not the fighter he used to be either, Bigfoot almost got beat by a lightheavyweight replacement, Arlovski's chin is glass, Rogers is all stand-up and nothing more, and Lashley is a wrestler. Overeem out of those eight is on a role and is the most likely to win out of the eight!:thumbsup:
Yeah, but Overeem now outweighs Fedor by almost thirty pounds. Werdum is closer to that weight but is still outweighed by almost twenty pounds. Barenett's only advantage would be his wrestling if he actually used that to his advantage!:confused02:
Outweighing Fedor means nothing almost every opponent has about 20 - 30 pounds on Fedor,Overeem is going get about 3 fists in his face before Getting one off .
Oh, right I forgot about Kharitonov. Yeah, the three favorites are Overeem, Werdum and Fedor. Something tells me that Overeem will win though!:thumbsup:
I put my money on Fedor because I am biased and I think he has pretty good shot. I will also vote for Werdum over Overeem, even though Overeem will be the favorite.
So you want Fedor to basically have the easiest road to winning it possible? Sounds about in line with his die hard fans, his management, and himself. :thumbsup:
These are the guys I want to win:
Overeem vs Arlovski-Overeem
Werdum vs Kharitonov-Werdum
Emelianenko vs Silva-Emelianenko
Barnett vs Rogers-Barnett
Winners will match up as follows:
Overeem vs Werdum
Emelianenko vs Barnett
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