Fedor, M-1 Global Seeking Match with Alistair Overeem

Our friends over at MMAMania report there are interesting things officially coming from the Fedor camp:

Fedor: "This [fight with Overeem] is an important match for me and something that I personally want to happen. There have been conversations about putting this match-up together in the past and now is the time to begin making this bout possible."

Evgeni Kogan: "As a global mixed martial arts company committed to driving the evolution of the sport and showcasing match-ups that the fans deserve to see, we want to make this bout a reality in 2010.

That corroborates a quote attributed to Fedor by the Russian website Mixfight.ru:

"Сertainly, I would like to have a rematch with Werdum. But as he had surgery this fight unlikely to happen soon. This year, in November-December, I would like to meet in a cage with Alistair Overeem"

This is a fight fans have been clamoring for since the Russian signed with Strikeforce a year ago. Despite Fedor coming off a loss to Fabricio Werdum, the matter of whether or not he should be in a title match is irrelevant. They've thrown fighters coming off a loss into title shots before and the Strikeforce belts are essentially valueless, so why let that get in the way of a fight the fans want to see?

One thing, however, may cause some hangups in the matchmaking. Josh Gross has reported that M-1 wants Olympic-style drug testing, while Overeem insists the testing of the athletic commissions is adequate. Hopefully this doesn't dissolve into a Pacquiao/Mayweather-type debacle... This is the best fight Strikeforce can make and I'm sure as hell interested in seeing it finally happen.