Overeem: I’m looking forward to fighting Dos Santos after Brock
At the Lesnar vs. Overeem conference call yesterday, former Strikeforce heavyweight titleholder Alistair Overeem looked right past, over, and through…
At the Lesnar vs. Overeem conference call yesterday, former Strikeforce heavyweight titleholder Alistair Overeem looked right past, over, and through former UFC heavyweight titleholder Brock Lesnar, who he faces at UFC 141, on Friday December 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Style-wise, dos Santos is going to be an excellent fight for me — striker against striker, Overeem said. With my experience, I should have the upper hand.
I must say that he is very dangerous with his hands. He’s got a lot [of power] in both punches; he’s clever and he’s fast. I’m looking forward to fighting him after Brock.
I’m an all-around fighter. I do everything. I’ve got wrestling; I’ve got Brazilian jiu-jitsu and I’ve got striking.
But striking is something that I’ve focused on because of K-1. And my striking has gotten a lot better because of K-1, and the fact that I prefer the knockout over submissions.
I’m preparing for five rounds. But looking at myself, the type of fighter I am, looking at Brock and the type of fighter he is, and looking at our characters, we’re aggressive.
We’re not the type of guys who back up. We’re fighters who want to finish fights. I’m going to be doing that Dec. 30, and I expect him to be doing that Dec. 30.
I don’t see it going past the first or second round, second round maximum.