Why have championship belts if your fighters never defend them? Cung Le hasn’t fought since March of 2008. Alistair Overeem has taken it to ridiculous levels. The Strikeforce heavyweight champ hasn’t defended the strap since he won it back in November of 2007 against Paul Buentello.
It’s gotten to the point where Strikeforce heavyweights aren’t asking for an Overeem fight. The fight means zippo. The most desired fight is now against champ-in-waiting Fedor Emelianenko.
Overeem canceled his August 15 fight against Fabricio Werdum because of a mysterious hand injury. Now he’s booked for what looks like a K-1 fight next month against Peter Aerts and then another appearance in December. When the heck will he fight in the U.S. again for Strikeforce? Frankly, we’re starting to think he’s avoiding fighting in the United States…
