Mark Hunt: UFC ‘forced me’ to fight Alistair Overeem

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight slugger Mark Hunt is gearing up for his UFC 209 pay-per-view (PPV) headliner against Alistair Overeem, scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4, 2017.

Not that he has much choice.

Hunt (12-10-1, 1 NC) has bills to pay and a family to feed, so without the option to dissolve his current deal with the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion — good for six fights and worth “millions” of dollars — the “Super Samoan” will have to bite down on his mouthpiece and press forward.

“They put me in a position, like well what am I supposed to do? They forced this fight on me, pretty much. I couldn't go anywhere else. If I…