chuffy
10-17-2009, 04:20 PM
[Only registered and activated users can see links] next month marking the two-year anniversary of his championship win (and most recent appearance in the organization), Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will next meet Tony Sylvster at the Oct. 17 Golden Glory event.
The MMA matchup, which serves as the co-main event, was one of 14 recently announced for the hybrid MMA and K-1 card.
The show, which celebrates Golden Glory 10th's anniversary, takes place in Overeem's hometown of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Past reports had suggested Overeem would fight Sam Hogar or Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siligia at the show, though Sylvester ultimately got the call.
Ever since Strikeforce signed famed heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko two months ago, fans have speculated about a title fight with Overeem, who's 4-0 (with one no-contest) in his past five fights, under the Strikeforce banner. Emelianenko, though, will first meet Brett Rogers on Nov. 7 at Strikeforce's CBS-televised event near Chicago. If victorious at the event, Emelianenko could meet Overeem for the title in early 2010.
Of course, the fight could lose some luster if Overeem (29-11-1) suffers a loss to Sylvster (11-2), an Ohio-based heavyweight who's 8-1 over the past four years; the lone loss came to current UFC fighter Chris Tuchscherer at YAMMA Pit Fighting's only show, which was held in April 2008.
Additionally, just eight days after the Glory fight, Overeem is expected to compete at DREAM.12, when the Japanese-based organization debuts a cage (rather than the customary roped ring) for the first time. Overeem has been featured in promos for the Oct. 25 event, though no opponent has been announced.
The full Golden Glory 11 lineup includes:
Alexei Ignashov vs. Semmy Schilt (K1)
Alistair Overeem vs. Tony Sylvester (MMA)
Faldir Chahbari vs. Nieky Holzken (K1)
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Robert Jocz (MMA)
Hesdy Gerges vs. Ruslan Karaev (K1)
Rodney Glunder vs. Dion Staring (MMA)
Wendell Roche vs. Errol Zimmerman (K1)
Nikolai Onikienko vs. Valentijn Overeem MMA
Stefan Leko vs. Anderson "Braddock" Silva (K1)
Tommy Depret vs. Vincent Latoel (MMA)
Halim Issaoui vs. Ali Gunyar (K1)
Hracho Darpinyan vs. Jason Jones (MMA)
Krista Fleming vs. Titiana van Polanen Petel (K1)
Nils van Noort vs. Hans Stringer (MMA)
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[Only registered and activated users can see links]
The MMA matchup, which serves as the co-main event, was one of 14 recently announced for the hybrid MMA and K-1 card.
The show, which celebrates Golden Glory 10th's anniversary, takes place in Overeem's hometown of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Past reports had suggested Overeem would fight Sam Hogar or Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siligia at the show, though Sylvester ultimately got the call.
Ever since Strikeforce signed famed heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko two months ago, fans have speculated about a title fight with Overeem, who's 4-0 (with one no-contest) in his past five fights, under the Strikeforce banner. Emelianenko, though, will first meet Brett Rogers on Nov. 7 at Strikeforce's CBS-televised event near Chicago. If victorious at the event, Emelianenko could meet Overeem for the title in early 2010.
Of course, the fight could lose some luster if Overeem (29-11-1) suffers a loss to Sylvster (11-2), an Ohio-based heavyweight who's 8-1 over the past four years; the lone loss came to current UFC fighter Chris Tuchscherer at YAMMA Pit Fighting's only show, which was held in April 2008.
Additionally, just eight days after the Glory fight, Overeem is expected to compete at DREAM.12, when the Japanese-based organization debuts a cage (rather than the customary roped ring) for the first time. Overeem has been featured in promos for the Oct. 25 event, though no opponent has been announced.
The full Golden Glory 11 lineup includes:
Alexei Ignashov vs. Semmy Schilt (K1)
Alistair Overeem vs. Tony Sylvester (MMA)
Faldir Chahbari vs. Nieky Holzken (K1)
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Robert Jocz (MMA)
Hesdy Gerges vs. Ruslan Karaev (K1)
Rodney Glunder vs. Dion Staring (MMA)
Wendell Roche vs. Errol Zimmerman (K1)
Nikolai Onikienko vs. Valentijn Overeem MMA
Stefan Leko vs. Anderson "Braddock" Silva (K1)
Tommy Depret vs. Vincent Latoel (MMA)
Halim Issaoui vs. Ali Gunyar (K1)
Hracho Darpinyan vs. Jason Jones (MMA)
Krista Fleming vs. Titiana van Polanen Petel (K1)
Nils van Noort vs. Hans Stringer (MMA)
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[Only registered and activated users can see links]