{"id":179706,"date":"2015-12-16T23:54:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T07:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=179706"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:23:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:23:42","slug":"alistair-overeem-looking-to-see-what-market-has-to-offer-with-free-agency-after-ufc-on-fox-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/alistair-overeem-looking-to-see-what-market-has-to-offer-with-free-agency-after-ufc-on-fox-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Alistair Overeem looking to see what market has to offer with free agency after UFC on Fox 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A quick tweet from UFC Tonight revealed that UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem will be looking to see what the market has to offer him after completing his UFC contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alistair Overeem plans on fighting out the last bout on his UFC contract and testing the free agent market (Per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@arielhelwani<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCTonight\/status\/677268639041454080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Overeem is set to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/junior-dos-santos-vs-alistair-overeem-fox-17-watch-jds-on-fighting-the-demolition-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fight former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-on-fox-17-line-up-complete-here-it-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC on Fox 17<\/a> in the co-main event, which will be the last fight to fulfill on his UFC contract.<\/p>\n<p>The former DREAM champion, Strikeforce champion, K-1 champion and UFC veteran may have yet another promotion to add to his resume after his fight with dos Santos.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think it&#8217;s best for Overeem to shop the highest bidder like Bellator&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/the-punk-not-a-fan-of-ufc-im-giving-all-fighters-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Thomson advised all fighters<\/a> do? Or do you think looking to get back to a title fight in the UFC is a better strategy for Overmen&#8217;s career and legacy?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick tweet from UFC Tonight revealed that UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem will be looking to see what the market has to offer him after completing his UFC contract. 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