For some, the jury is still out on Alistair Overeem. If the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix goes down according to plan, we should get plenty of answers in 2011.
Pat Barry, a former kickboxer who fights in the UFC's heavyweight division, has already made up his mind.
"The dude is a monster. That’s what I think," he said. "Not only is he humongous, (but) he’s extremely experienced. That’s what makes him the most dangerous," Barry told MMAWeekly radio. "The dude is a monster. I don’t know how anyone is going to stop him any time soon."
Barry said it's Overeem's kickboxing that gives him the edge.
"Not just the size, but he has so much experience in MMA and in kickboxing, and he’s a Dutch trained kickboxer. I was in Amsterdam for five years. I know what the Dutch train like out there," said Barry.
Barry also said that it's ridiculous for people to put limitations on certain fighting disciplines. If they put in the work, kickboxers can make the transition to MMA and vice versa. Barry pointed to stablemate Anthony Pettis, who he thinks would perform just fine in K-1.
MMA fans should welcome K-1 fighters with open arms. The more elite strikers in the sport, the better. Erik Fontanez pointed out that Gokhan Saki is considering the crossover from K-1 to MMA. If he has any takedown and submission defense in his arsenal, he'd be a heck of an addition to a growing group of prospects in the light heavyweight division. Saki told his Twitter followers he'd like to fight in Strikeforce in 2011.
He fought in the K-1 WGP 2010 at just 217 pounds. His quarterfinal scrap against the massive Daniel Ghita (6-foot-5, 245) was epic but he also took major damage to the legs and body in that fight. Overeem overpowered the 6-2 Saki in the semifinals, but check out the punch-kick combinations early in the fight and his vicious left hand. That might work in MMA.
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