Alistair Overeem To Fight in K-1

The Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem (33-11) will take his next fight in the ring instead of the cage. The Dutch fighter will participate in the upcoming K-1 World GP FINAL 16 kick-boxing tournament in Seoul, Korea against Ben Edwards.

The matchup was revealed by K-1 President Sadaharu Tanigawa who also announced a matchup between current K-1 heavyweight champ Keijiro “Kyotaro” Maeda and Jerome Le Banner.

There had been a lot of discussion about whether Overeem would defend his Strikeforce title next or head of to K-1. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva had been mentioned as an opponent, as well as Fedor Emelianenko who expressed great interest in fighting the Strikeforce champ. Overeem has said the he is only interested in facing the true number one contender, Fabricio Werdum, who is out with an injury and not expected to return till the new year.

If Overeem defeats Edwards, he’ll move on to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final held on December 11.

Call me crazy, but this is one of the biggest things about Strikeforce that pisses me off.  Their top fighters aren't willing to take a fight where they may be upset by a seemingly lesser opponent, or in Overeem's case, he doesn't feel that anyone else is worthy of his appearance in the cage.

How long do people have to wait to see a quality fight from Strikeforce?  I hear the clock counting down their final days.