After extending his winning streak to four with a knockout of Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdamn, Netherlands, Overeem believes the heavyweight strap is next. Current champ Fabricio Werdum defends his title against Stipe Miocic May 14 at UFC 198, but after that, Overeem believes he's got dibs.
"I think I’ll get the winner [of Werdum vs. Miocic]," Overeem told MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour. "When you look at the cards, when you look at the numbers, I have the best numbers to challenge for the title, so of course, you don’t want to be premature.