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Overeem out of Strikeforce HWT GP, but still fighting for Zuffa
The Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix has been very solid so far, but if there's one complaint it might be the amount of time it's taking to progress.Zuffa, looking to speed things along, scheduled the semifinals for Sept. 10. Alistair Overeem says he can't fight in September, so now in a surprising move, Zuffa has dumped him from the tournament.
It's a shocking development, involving the guy who most still felt was the favorite to win the whole thing and eventually secure a fight with UFC champion Cain Velasquez down the road.
Instead, it'll be Daniel Cormier who steps up and faces Antonio "Big Foot" Silva.
The story picked up steam this afternoon when Overeem appeared on AOL.com's MMA Hour.
"What's going to happen next? I don't know. I've had some threats of cutting me out of the tournament if I don't participate. I don't know if they're going to do it. Personally, I don't like to be threatened. If people start talking like that then?be my guest, but then I'm really not going to sing to their tune," Overeem said.
"For them to unilaterally declare, okay, [September 10] is going to be the second round, which I never agreed on, and then threaten me if I don't want it, it?doesn't really show a lot of respect,"
It was more than "a lack of respect," there were actions behind the words. Overeem is out, but that doesn't mean he's getting booted from the Strikeforce roster. He's the Strikeforce heavyweight champ and UFC president Dana White pointed out that Overeem's still with the company.
"Sept. 10 was the date Showtime wants us to go, so it's the date we've got to go. It's unfortunate that Alistair is unavailable, but situations like this are why there are alternates in the tournament," White told MMAjunkie. "Overeem is under contract, and when his pinky toe heals up, we'll get him another fight," White said.
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Dana and Tito squabbling to the very end, White says ?it?s the last chapter?
With the likes of Tito Ortiz, Wanderlei Silva and Urijah Faber, the UFC 132 press conference was star-studded. But there was one notable absence. Dana White, who usually leads the pressers, didn't arrive until the end of the fighter question and answer portion.
The UFC president stood in the back of the room until Ortiz walked in his direction. The promoter and fighter, who have had a well-chronicled rocky relationship over the years, had words and separated with less than pleased looks on their faces.
White told AOL's Ariel Helwani that he and Tito had some drama earlier in the day.
"Same old stuff. Little something between me and Tito," White said, but wouldn't elaborate on the conversation after the press conference. "What's the point? It's the same old [expletive]. It's the last chapter."
White went onto tell the rest of the media that he wasn't very pleased with Ortiz's mood during the press conference.
"I caught the end of my own press conference and Tito is saying stuff like 'I'm supposed to lose.' That doesn't sound like a guy who's expecting to win," said White.
Ortiz is 0-4-1 in his last five fights against very competition and hasn't won a tilt since 2006. Under the pressure of his career possibly coming to an end, White expects Tito to come out and put on a good show. He just doesn't know what's left in the tank for the 36-year-old.
White made it clear that Tito needs to beat Ryan Bader tomorrow to stick around. From the mood on Thursday, Ortiz may actually need to destroy Bader to get a new deal.
As a part of a discussion about Ortiz's possible future inclusion in the UFC Hall of Fame, KLAS's Chris Matthius asked about Tito's contributions to the sport.
"That's debatable. [...] Let's just say, Tito hasn't always done the right things to build the sport or build the UFC. Tito would like to think so. I would beg to differ," White said (2:30 mark).
??You can watch UFC 132 right here on Yahoo! Sports
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Surf Photographer ? Mike Smolowe
We’ve been so busy working on other things recently our artist submissions have seriously piled up! To kick back off into action in style, here’s a photographer based in Los Angeles, California called Mike Smolowe. We love the range in his portfolio and his ability as he puts it to: "create, document, and enhance the [...] -
Support Team River Runner ? Teaching Wounded Veterans to Kayak
Team River Runner is a stellar non-profit organization that helps wounded veterans and their families “find health and healing through whitewater” by teaching them how to kayak. My kayaking friends from Texas who came out here last summer (on a trip I have yet to blog about, of course) – Ben Kvanli, Jennifer Kerr and Kelly Howard, [...]Greg Louganis Mario Lemieux Pete Rose Willie Shoemaker Elgin Baylor
