Bigfoot vs Reem at UFC 156

http://mmajunkie.com/news/31604/alistair-overeem-vs-antonio-silva-expected-for-februarys-ufc-156-event.mma
After calling out former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (36-11 MMA, 1-0 UFC), former EliteXC title holder Antonio Silva (17-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has been granted his wish, and the two are now expected to meet at February's UFC 156 event.


Champ Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar - for featherweight title
Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida*
Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira*
Erick Silva vs. TBA*

Love it. Stacked card. Reem gets a favorable matchup to re-earn his title shot.

Too stacked. Hopefully it's not at the expense of crap cards around it.

freakzilla wrote:

Too stacked. Hopefully it's not at the expense of crap cards around it.

No such thing as too stacked. It's still just 1 Championship fight. There are plenty of fighters on roster, odds are atleast 1 of these fights don't happen for whatever reason, probably injury.

RIP Bigfoot.

josh200612 wrote:

RIP Bigfoot.

Yeah I think Bigfoot is just too slow for Reem. But it should help gain some hype for Reem to fight the Cain/JDS winner.

Overeem will decapitate silva, and ship his head back to Easter island where it belongs.

Damn this looks like a great card! Can't wait, I see Alistair winning this one and earning his tittle shot

Fingers crossed injuries don't ruin it tho

Easy fight for Reem. 1st round ko all day long!

Barring a fluke FLUKE knee injury that immobilizes Reem to Silva's great fortune, I see Reem getting a win.

Sweet.

Great card, great matchup.

As OU said, favorable matchup, but not a gimme, if Reem were to win I think one can honestly say he earned the title shot. And yes hype boost is important too.

Still ain't paying for it though. Maybe if the card holds up I'll go to the bar to watch.

captain organic wrote:

Great card, great matchup.

As OU said, favorable matchup, but not a gimme, if Reem were to win I think one can honestly say he earned the title shot. And yes hype boost is important too.

Still ain't paying for it though. Maybe if the card holds up I'll go to the bar to watch.

A couple things. IMO Reem earned his shot then lost it when he tested positive. So this IMO is him re-earning his shot.

Also if you aren't willing to pay for this event, what event will you pay for?

Well, yes, re earn post roids. I think he needed to do that.

Don't pay for much anymore. Fun for awhile, but there are too many sports and too much free MMA for me to lay $50 down on a TV event.

captain organic wrote:

Well, yes, re earn post roids. I think he needed to do that.

Don't pay for much anymore. Fun for awhile, but there are too many sports and too much free MMA for me to lay $50 down on a TV event.

I agree, he needed to re-earn it. I just thought it looked bad and sent the wrong message to give him immediate shot after suspension.

Fair enough. I was just curious. There is plenty of free MMA out there and even if you can't find a live stream online you can always find the fights somewhere soon after. It's not like if there is an epic fight you won't ever have the chance to watch it.

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/01/nsac-licenses-alistair-overeem-for-ufc-156-fight-with-antonio-silva

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Following a Tuesday hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Alistair Overeem has been cleared to fight Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in the co-main event of February's UFC 156 event.

Overeem was required to appear in front of the commission after the NSAC declined to license him for a planned May 2012 fight with Frank Mir due to a failed drug screen. During the hearing, he said the ordeal proved educational, and he has since taken steps to ensure he never again fails a drug screen.