Why is it Vassell who fights for Bellator title?

[EvilManny]

First of all, that link doesn't at all support the idea that Overeem refused to fight Fedor.

Secondly, even if it did say that, which again, it doesn't, Vadim isn't a reliable source.

You didn't say which part of the statement you wanted a source for. It was obvious during the strikeforce days that there was obstacles between getting Fedor and Alistar fight done. Fedors manager isn't a reliable source when it comes to why Fedor didn't take a certain fight?

 

[VulcanNervPinch]

Source or GTFO.

LOL

http://www.fightersonlymag.com/content/news/9681-overeem-

Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem says he is hoping for a fight with Fedor Emelianenko some time in 2010.

 

[FatMoiMoi]

You've been called out on this nonsense before, but I can save the explanation and keep pasting it, if you're going to insist on repeatedly playing dumb.

Overeem and Fedor was the fight everyone wanted.

But Fedor knew Overeem was juiced to the gills and didn't want to face him without strict testing guarantees.
Overeem refused to have anything to do with strict drug testing, for obvious reasons.

Coker's only options were:
Strip (and probably lose entirely) Overeem, one of his few elite draws
or
Find someone else for them to fight, and keep trying to get it made in the future.

So he matched up #1 Fedor with #10 Werdum. And he matched up the #9 Overeem with the higher-ranked #8 Rogers, who'd just had a very respectable match against Fedor. (Oh, the craziness of making your fans watch your champion face a higher-ranked opponent!).

Interesting! I have always wondered but never knew the ins and outs of why that fight was never made.