Alistair Overeem v. Brett Rogers Confirmed For May 15

This is a very important fight for Overeem as much of the criticism he receives is over quality of competition as well as his seeming complete avoidance of fighting in America. Given that the fight will be in St. Louis the U.S. fight issue will be taken care of and fighting the #8 heavyweight in the world should reduce some of the competition level concerns.

Strikeforce head Scott Coker talks Alistair Overeem:

Coker goes on to say that Overeem will have to pass all necessary drug tests and quiet down all the steroid speculation.

MMA Junkie spoke to Alistair Overeem and confirmed that a non-title bout is in the works between the Strikeforce heavyweight champion and Brett Rogers:

Overeem’s return to the U.S. has been quite anticipated and represents an opportunity for him to squash some of the rumors on the exact reasons that he is avoiding fighting in America.