Cigano should defend his belt against Overeem in mid-2012

The Dutch alistair overeem knocked out the giant Brock Lesnar No. UFC 141 and established itself as one of the main heavyweights in the world. With the triumph, the last Strikeforce champion won the right to challenge the Brazilian junior gypsy for the UFC division title. According to the organization's president, Dana White, the long-awaited duel should take place in mid-2012.

“We hope to do this fight in the summer (between June and September),” said Dana, in an interview with the North American website MMAJunkie. “alistair overeem want to rest a little. (Júnior) dos Santos is ready, but he needs to start training. Therefore, we expect this duel for the summer”, added the president.

The fight against Overeem will be his first title defense. junior gypsy, who won the title in November, when he knocked out the American Cain Velazquez. In turn, Alistair, who is a three-time K-1 champion and the last owner of the Strikeforce belt, debuted in the organization at UFC 141, held last Friday, and has already applied as the first challenger to the Tupiniquim athlete's reign. .