Overeem declined immediate title shot in UFC
Are you still able to fight for K-1? No, I will only be fighting in the UFC. Was Brock the…
Are you still able to fight for K-1?
No, I will only be fighting in the UFC.
Was Brock the only fight offered to you for your debut?
I got offered to fight for the championship belt but that would mean I had to wait, because of course dos Santos is fighting Velasquez Nov. 12, it’s going to be a great fight, then probably these guys are going to need some healing time, relaxing time, so November plus six months, that will probably be May. I’m a fighter, I like to be active, so then some names came rolling out and Brock Lesnar was among them and I think it’s a dream match-up. The fans wants to see it; I want to see it. I’m very excited about this fight, so I immediately said yes.
Does that mean that the winner of this fight will fight for the title?
Yeah.
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How does it feel to finally sign with the UFC after all these years?
Honestly, it feels like one of the biggest days in my life, a sort of life-changing thing. UFC is really big, they just did the FOX deal, you have all these possible match-ups happening right now, so for me, it’s a very exciting time, the team is very excited, UFC people are very excited.
