Alistair Overeem:"If Fedor and Me Win,He fight with me"

Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem believes number one ranked heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko will have to face him around the turn of the year if both men successfully defend their titles over the summer months.

Speaking via MMAWeekly.com, Overeem said:

“I am a pro fighter. I have signed several contracts through my management with different promoters and I fight if the price is right. I would have wanted to fight against Fedor, but I guess his management has other ‘priorities’ for him, So I will prove to the world after I win against Rogers that Fedor must accept the fight with me.”

On the allegation of taking drugs levelled at him by the Russian’s management team, Overeem responded:

“This Vadim guy apologized to me. First Vadim said he did not say those things he said about me then some reporter from sports.ru taped the conversation and brought the tape out in the open, It made him look like a fool and he apologized.”

“It says something about the level of management. Fedor proved himself as the best, but he has not been really fighting a lot in the last years because of bad management. I have fighting rhythm and got stronger and competed also in the best stand-up league in the world and got a third place at the WGP K-1 finals in 2009, something Fedor never did.”

Finally the big Dutchman’s attention turned to the task at hand and a date with destiny with Brett Rogers this weekend in St. Louis, Missouri.

“He is big and has a strong punch, but I have fought way better and stronger opponents than him. I do not see much problems for me in this fight, (Fedor) is the name to beat and I am the chosen one who can do this.”

Overeem’s presence on the MMA scene over the past three years has been sporadic at best, with the only notable name faced in that time being former PRIDE champion, Mirko Cro Cop. How will this effect “The Demolition Man” come Saturday? Tune in to Showtime to find out.