White explains decision to remove Alistair Overeem from UFC 146
“We were right up on deadlines with a lot of things we need to do to promote a pay-per-view,” he…
“We were right up on deadlines with a lot of things we need to do to promote a pay-per-view,” he said. “And I’m not very optimistic on (Overeem’s hearing) on Tuesday.”
By “deadlines” it makes sense to think that UFC 145 was it. That’s because the promotion ran ads during the pay-per-view event, as they usually do, to promote the next major show on the schedule.
It’s just too bad Overeem’s hearing was scheduled for three days after.
If there was any measure of confidence that “Demolition Man” would get licensed on that day, perhaps the UFC could have gone ahead with promoting the event as planned. But there’s obviously not, as White stated, and if things go south, Overeem is out of the next year.
