Alistair Overeem is now officially a UFC fighter. Brock Lesnar will return to action on Friday 30 December against former heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem Strikeforce in Las Vegas. The news was reported by the LA Times.
Tuesday UFC president Dana White via Twitter. The mega fight will showcase two of the best heavyweights in the sport on a billboardat the MGM Grand Garden that will put an end to the timing of UFC in 2011. The fight will be a five-round main event and the winner chose the title of UFC heavyweights against Cain Velasquez or Junior Dos Santos.
The Battle of Velasquez and Dos Santos for the belt will be on 12 November in the chainFox Brock Lesnar returns to action in December for the first time in over a year. Former UFC heavyweight champion would fight in June, but could not for problems from diverticulitis. Lesnar is healthy now work sla operation and returns to the action of UFC and has a task large ahead. Former heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem Strikeforce officially moves to the UFC roster after his brief departure from Zuffa. Strikeforce was pulled after problems arose between his camp contract (Golden Glory) and Zuffa. CFU continued to negotiate with Overeem and his camp and on Tuesday his contract became official.
Overeem now moves to the UFC as one of the greatest fighters the sport and have a great debut. "Brock is a great name, a dangerous, and this is a dream confrontation," said Overeem to LA Times on Tuesday. "Brock's a big guy, a fighter with his takedowns exciting." Overeem will make his UFC debut without the heavyweight title Strikeforce vacated when he left the promotion last month. The bout between Overeem and Lesnar will be Friday 30 December at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, an event that presumably will be titled UFC 141.