Alistair Overeem claims "M-1 Global are destroying Fedor’s legacy"
In a recent interview Alsitair Overeem launched a verbal attack on M-1 Global, saying that those ‘crazy Russians’ are destroying the legacy of the former Heavyweight and Pound 4 Pound Kingpin Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko.
Speaking on valetudo.ru Overeem went on to say:
“There was a lot of discussion if this was really Fedor saying that, because people were telling me Fedor would never give a reaction like that. I know for a fact that M-1 does most of the talking when Fedor is interviewed in writing, so I’m not surprised if M-1 gave this answer. On the other hand it could also be Fedor that made these comments but was not well informed by M-1 about the negotiation with Strikeforce and myself.””
“M-1 is doing a great job of keeping Fedor away from the true reality of what is going on. If Fedor reads the internet – especially in the US – then he will be shocked at how many bad things are being said about him and especially M-1. They single handedly destroyed the legacy Fedor had; with all their weird demands and strange comments this year.”
“So I hope Fedor reads this and I will tell him exactly what happened. You challenged me too late when I was already committed to K-1, and dont blame me because I was calling you out for more than a year but your management company gave all sorts of excuses not to fight me. They need months of negotiations with Strikeforce before they can make a fight happen, and I’m not the person thats going to wait for you because I want to fight as much as I can. I’m more than happy to fight you, but now you have to wait for me this time, im sorry about that.”
Overeem also took a shot at Brazilian Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum over his recent comments, where the Werdum stated he never wanted to fight for the title, and went onto say:
‘It’s too bad Werdum is saying that kind of thing in public. It doesnt give a lot of credit to the belt and is a little disrespectful to Strikeforce. I’ve never heard in my life that somebody doesn’t want to fight for the title.
In the meantime Overeem will have his sights set on getting past Tyrone Sprong in the last 8 of the K-1 Gran Prix Finals, as he looks to become the first big time MMA fighter to ever capture the prestigious K-1 Crown.
Source: valetudo.ru
