Alistair Overeem: I want to fight as soon as possible
Despite losing three of his four, Alistair Overeem will remain with the UFC according to Dana White, and if it’s up to him, Overeem would like to fight soon.
Despite losing three of his four, Alistair Overeem will remain with the UFC according to Dana White, and if it’s up to him, Overeem would like to fight soon:
“It’s also that when you’re in the flow of winning, you’re in the flow of winning,” he said. “Now there’s definitely been some hardships here. I also have to say in the UFC, there’s no easy fights in the UFC. Everybody’s tough. This was something I said before the fight. Don’t underestimate Ben. This guy’s 280 pounds, he can take a punch and he hits like a truck. It is the UFC, everybody is there to win.”
The 34-year-old Overeem (37-14-1) said he would continue to train at Jackson-Winkeljohn’s in Albuquerque, N.M., ahead of his next fight. Though he opted not to call anybody out, he did say he wanted to compete again before 2014 closes out.
“[I’d like to fight] as soon as possible, because I was not out,” he said. “I was not sleeping. I was just dazed, and Ben capitalized. So I guess if it’s up to me, not too far away.”