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21/01/09 - Overeem: I will sign for UFC if money is right
Alistair Overeem is keen on a move to the UFC and will sign with the organisation if offered the appropriate financial incentive.
The Dutch heavyweight had a good year in 2008, manhandling Mirko 'CroCop' Filopovic and stopping K-1 champion Badr Hari under kickboxing rules.
Overeem was ringside at UFC 93 and, when asked by Fighters Only if he would be signing with the organisation, said: "It's possible."
"We will have to see what contract they offer me and if the money is right then yes, I am definitely interested."
Semmy Schilt was also present at UFC 93. The Golden Glory kickboxer is understood to be on poor terms with K-1 management at the moment and a return to the UFC (he went 1-1 in 2001) could be on the cards.
Overeem campaigned with mixed success as a light-heavyweight but moved up to heavyweight last year after the weight cut proved too difficult to sustain.
He fought under MMA rules four times in 2008 and went undefeated against the likes of Mark Hunt, Mirko CroCop Filopovic and Gary Goodridge.
John Joe O'Regan
John.fightersonly@gmail.com
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