Sherdog recieves final confirmation of Alistair Overeem v. Brett Rogers in May:Alistair Overeem, after much internal debate within the promotion, will defend his heavyweight crown when he meets Brett Rogers at Strikeforce “Heavy Artillery” on May 15 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Strikeforce officials made Sherdog.com aware of the decision late Sunday.
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.
Overeem absolutely should win this fight but Rogers is nothing if not tough and capable of finishing the fight at any moment. May 15 is going to be a very important night for non-UFC heavyweight fighting.
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