Originally, Alistair Overeem’s UFC 225 bout against Curtis Blaydes was supposed to take place on the main card. The UFC then had a change of heart, and decided to move Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson up to the main card, thus dropping Overeem’s bout to the FS1 prelims, not that “The Reem” cares at all though.
Speaking to MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour this week, Overeem explained why he actually prefers to step into the cage earlier, rather than later.
“People are seeing that as an insult, while I’m just seeing it as there’s probably a business rationale behind that.