UFC President, Dana White has reiterated that talks between the Las Vegas based promotion and Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem are ongoing before adding the Dutchman’s next fight could come inside the octagon if everything comes together.
Speaking at the UFC 134 post-fight press conference, Dana said:
“We’re talking. You guys know how that whole thing went down. Golden Glory was in this position where we couldn’t do business, and they changed their position, which I respect. Now we can do business.”
“We’re never going to be in a situation where we pay managers and not fighters. We pay fighters. Fighters pay managers. We’re never going to be in that situation, no matter who the guy is.”
“Look how many guys from team Black House fight in the UFC. If tomorrow, they said, ‘Hey, listen – you’ve got to pay us and not the fighters,’ we’re going to be in the same situation. It’s not going to happen.”
Overeem spoke just a couple of weeks ago and indicated he would be more than happy to sign an exclusive deal with the UFC but he’d want a shot at the title in return and a lorry load of money. We’ve since found out that a potential fight with Brock Lesnar would also interest “The Reem”.
