Alistar Overeem interview from Index hr. Crp paper . Interview is from WFC event in Ljuljana
http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/overeem-ekskluzivno-za-index-cro-cop-mi-je-bio-uzor-on-je-legenda-aliTAGOVI
Alistair Overeem | Dream | Cro Cop |
IHR - What made you come to the WFC show in ljubljana?
AO - A friend invited me so I came on a bit of a holiday
IHR - When can we see you in the ring again, Strikeforce?
AO - I should defend my title in about 7 weeks. I'll be there in top form. I had a fight a couple of weeks ago but I feel great.
IHR - Who will be your opponent?
AO - Most likely Fabricio Werdum
IHE- You fought him in Pride in 0& and lost
AO - There's a big dofference between who I was then and who I am now. We've both developed as fighters and are more experience.First time around I wasn't prepered. I was nursing injuries and felt like I was fighting myself instead of an opponent.My body wasn't prepeard and I got tired too quickly. I'm not really impressed with his style of fighting. I'll beat him next time.
IHR - Word has it that you'll fight Cro Cop on July 20?
Ao - It probably wont happen. I wanted to fight him for NYE. It didn't happen because he fought Choi so CC is no longer a priority for me. He's been offered to fight me a bunch of times but he refused.The time has passed for that fight. It doesn't interest me.I'm just looking forward to fighting better fighters like Barnett, Arlovski and Fedor.
IHR - Cro Cop is still a huge draw. Do you think his time has passed?
AO - I don't think he's old or that his time has passed. He's still a great fighter and there are loads of fighters he would KO. For all I know he could make a huge comeback. It's jut that that fight doesn't interest me anymore.
IHR - Who ducked who. He says yoiu ducked him.
AO - You're hearing this first hand. He had a chance to fight me NYE but he didn't We both fought on the show but vs different fighters. If he really wanted to smash me like he said in interviews he had the chance.
IHR - He publically said something totally different.
AO - I'm an honest guy who says whats on his mind. If I see that someone is ducking I'll say it publically. I'm not a liar, he is. You tell everyone you want a rematch but when the opportunity comes you back off. That means he's full of shit.
IHR - Tell me about the first fight
AO - I dominated.I didn't take one punch.I wasn't tired and I destroyed him. My attack was perfect.
I'm done work and I gotta split. I'll translate the rest later.
