Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum on August 15 in Strikeforce

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem will be putting his belt on the line against Fabricio Werdum on August 15, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The fight will precede the main event between Gina Carano and Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos and will be a rematch of one that took place in the PRIDE organization in 2006. Werdum won via Kimura in the second round three years ago. This time, Overeem believes the outcome will be different.

"This is the one rematch I've wanted. I'm going to punish this guy," Overeem told Strikeforce. That said, both competitors have something to prove.

Overeem is undefeated in his last five fights and is an awesome kickboxer. That said, earlier in his career he tended to start strong only to fold when fights went beyond the first couple of minutes. Of course, he's looked vastly improved over his last several fights in regard to his cardio; but what if someone really pushes him? Werdum, on the other hand, is coming off of a terrible knockout loss to Junior dos Santos. One never knows how someone will come back from a knockout loss, and Overeem is the kind of guy that can really hit you. That said, he's an outstanding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner.

You've still got to love these striker (Overeem) vs. grappler (Werdum) match ups. This one should be a very good one on another great Strikeforce card.