Three more fighters have been cut from the Zuffa/UFC/Strikeforce roster. There's a plausible explanation for each, but you can't help thinking that Golden Glory fighters Marloes Coenen, Jon Olav Einemo and Valentijn Overeem all got the boot because of the recent promotional issues with Alistair Overeem. Golden Glory head coach Martijn De Jong reported the news on Twitter.
Alistair, another Golden Glory fighter, was released from his contract last week. There were two issues at hand.
Overeem was unavailable to fight during the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals on Sept. 10 because of injuries yet all of his issues were going to be healed up for an independent fight in October. Secondly, with one fight left on his contract, Overeem needed an extension if he was going to continue to the end of the Grand Prix. Overeem and his management team appeared to be a looking for a clause that would allow the former Strikeforce heavyweight champ to be allowed to fight outside of Zuffa. The company has held firm on the stance that its fighters can only fight under its banner.
The Coenen cut is shocking. She just lost the Strikeforce 135-pound women's title belt on Saturday. Einemo was a one and done for the UFC. The heavyweight jiu-jitsu ace certainly deserved another shot after an entertaining fight against Dave Herman. The older Overeem was already on shaky ground. In June, he lost to Chad Griggs. The 31-29 fighter didn't look like he wanted to be in there when he quickly tapped due to strikes.
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