Report: Brett Rogers vs. Alistair Overeem Will Be A Title Fight(As It Should Be)
by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 3, 2010 10:00 AM EST
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I posted yesterday that a fight between Brett Rogers vs. Alistair Overeem was going to take place on the May 15th Strikeforce card. However, at the time it was thought that the fight would be a non-title affair. According to Mauro Ranallo's Fight Show, the fight will definitely be for Overeem's Strikeforce heavyweight title. Some people think it should be a non-title affair because Rogers is coming off a loss, but I disagree with those sentiments. Here's why:
#1. As difficult time as Strikeforce has had with Overeem defending that title...they better make this a title fight because who knows when he'll fight for Strikeforce again?
#2. Yes, it's true Rogers is coming off a loss...but it was to Fedor. Everybody that has fought Fedor has lost..so what? Also, the factt Strikeforce and Fedor are having issues is a factor. Fedor may never fight for Strikeforce again, not to mention he's interested in fighting Josh Barnett and not Overeem.
#3. A 'title fight' should add a little more interest to the card.
#4. If Rogers were to win Strikeforce has accomplished two things. They have a champion they know will defend the belt, and he's at least fought on CBS in front of 5 million viewers..which is way more exposure than Overeem has experienced in America.
#5. We get to see if Overeem can pass a drug test.
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I will take Rogers
simply to spite Overeem. Plus I like Rogers.
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i like rogers as well and i think he will be super aggressive in this fight.
i believe he realizes the mistake he made vs fedor and it won’t happen again. will see the guy who came right after arlvoski.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 3, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
lol at #5
I'm gonna make a bold prediction here and say Cain "pillowhands" (as some of you have called him) lol Velasquez catches Nog right on the chin and finishes via strikes on the ground. Nog looked good against an old Randy. It didn't show me much. We’ll see.
by xFenixKnightx on Feb 18, 2010 11:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Catastrophe to promote coming off a loss. To whom doesn’t really matter.
But I can see that’s what they have to do, M1 got them over a barrel.
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yea
like i said though…he lost to Fedor…so….and also….looks like this’ll be on Showtime…so the audience will be fairly small anyways…
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yah, to make overeem actually test for ped’s, i’ll bite on this. and if the grimm pulls of an upset, he would defend it more than every 2 years. those 2 reasons alone…..good enough for me.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Mar 3, 2010 11:20 AM EST reply actions
A little bit of both. I don’t want Fedor to feel that Rogers is an inferior challenger and I think it answers the question is Fedor ducking other fighters.
by Erich Vowell on Mar 3, 2010 1:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm with 3PA
Even if his only loss is to the best fighter in the world, Rogers is still coming off of a loss. And a title contender coming off a loss? That’s just stupid. They want that title off of Overeem, and Rogers might be the guy to do it (my dollar is on Overeem), but they should’ve gotten the guy a win first.
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I feel you
BUT…if Rogers is the only dude Overeem wanted to fight….which seems like that’s the case….they would be stupid not to book the fight…considering dude may never defend that raggedy ass title…
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Fo sho
I guess I’m just playing too much into the mindset of “if you’re going to do something, do it right or don’t do it” vs their “do the best with what you have” attitude.
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