{"id":310415,"date":"2019-04-20T16:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T23:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310415"},"modified":"2019-04-20T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T23:08:53","slug":"alistair-overeem-shuts-down-talk-of-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alistair-overeem\/alistair-overeem-shuts-down-talk-of-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Alistair Overeem shuts down talk of title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Strikeforce and Dream heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem picked up another first round finish at today\u2019s UFC event in Saint Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overeem took on submission specialist Aleksei Oleinik in the headliner of today\u2019s UFC event. After a shaky start, \u201cThe Reem\u201d would turn the tide with the utilization of some nasty knees which eventually caused Oleinik to hit the canvas. From there, Overeem would deliver some solid ground and pound <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-on-espn-7-results-alistair-overeem-vs-aleksei-oleinik-video\/\">which forced the referee to step in and call a stop to the contest.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The win marked Overeem\u2019s second in a row, but after going 4-2 since his last title shot, Alistair says it is too soon to be talking about championship opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m aiming for September. Fighting in September and then again later in the year. But after three wins we will start talking about the title,\u201d Overeem said at the post fight press conferene from Saint Petersburg, Russia on Saturday afternoon (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/alistair-overeem-explains-why-hes-not-ready-to-start-talking-about-title-shots-just-yet\">MMAWeekly<\/a>). \u201cNot yet, it\u2019s too soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Overeem does return to the octagon, he hopes to do so against Alexander Volkov who he was originally scheduled to fight at today\u2019s event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo me, Alexander Volkov is still ranked somewhere there, we were supposed to fight tonight. I\u2019m still looking for that fight. Let\u2019s do that first and then we\u2019ll figure out who comes after.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who would you like to see Alistair Overeem fight in his next octagon appearance? Sound off in the comments section Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Strikeforce and Dream heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem picked up another first round finish at today\u2019s UFC event in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Overeem took on submission specialist Aleksei Oleinik in the headliner of today\u2019s UFC event. 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