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 |  Subject: Report: Overeem could return at UFC 156 on Super Bowl weekend against Bigfoot Silva Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:53 pm | |
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- We’re still three months out from UFC 156, but the fight card is already coming together. And according to a report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Adam Hill, the Super Bowl weekend event may land Alistair Overeem’s return bout.
Overeem’s name is being mentioned alongside Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva for a heavyweight showdown on Feb. 2 at UFC 156.
Overeem has been sitting on the sidelines serving out a nine-month suspension due to an out-of-competition drug test in March in Nevada. His drug test results displayed an elevated ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone.
The Dutch fighter is eligible to re-apply for a license in the state on Dec. 27, but according to Hill’s report, Overeem must appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission to do so. The soonest that would happen is early to mid-January, whenever the NAC holds its regularly scheduled meeting.
As long as Overeem fulfills all of the demands of the commission, he is likely to get relicensed, but that will not be determined until the meeting.
That would leave less than a month until the scheduled UFC 156 date, so whether or not the UFC is willing to take the risk that he doesn’t get licensed could be a factor.
Overeem (36-11) last fought on Dec. 30 of 2011, when he knocked Brock Lesnar into retirement at UFC 141. He was supposed to have returned to challenge Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title in May of this year, but that bout was derailed by the drug test and suspension.
Silva (17-4) was propelled into the spotlight when he defeated Fedor Emelianenko in February of 2011. He then lost back-to-back bouts to Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez before returning to the winner’s circle at UFC on FX 5 in October. He scored a TKO victory over Travis Browne at UFC on FX 5, putting him on track for the fight against Overeem. http://www.mmaweekly.com/report-ufc-156-could-mark-alistair-overeem-return-against-antonio-bigfoot-silva | |
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| | Subject: Re: Report: Overeem could return at UFC 156 on Super Bowl weekend against Bigfoot Silva Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:43 pm | |
| I don't really like the matchup, but maybe they just want to give him an easy win before the Cain/Junior winner? | |
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| | Subject: Re: Report: Overeem could return at UFC 156 on Super Bowl weekend against Bigfoot Silva Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:45 pm | |
| Poor bigfoot, i just dont see how he can win this fight. If cormier and cain can ko bigfoot than i dont see Overeem having any problems here. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Report: Overeem could return at UFC 156 on Super Bowl weekend against Bigfoot Silva Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:03 pm | |
| That shit is weak! WEAK WEAK!
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