LIVERPOOL, England – UFC President Dana White defended the promotion’s choice to put Phil “ CM Punk ” Brooks over Alistair Overeem on the pay-per-view main card for UFC 225. White indicated box office power was the deciding factor in choosing the lineup and said heavyweight Overeem (43-16 MMA, 8-5 UFC) simply isn’t as big of a draw. “Hey listen, when Alistair Overeem sells as many pay-per-views as ‘CM Punk’ does, we can argue,” White told reporters after Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 130, which took place at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Overeem, a onetime UFC title challenger and multi-promotion champ, seemed to take issue with his placement on the June 9 card at United Center in Chicago, asking his Twitter followers what they thought of the decision to bump him from the main card. He later clarified he had no issue with the move, noting his European fans didn’t have to stay up later to watch him fight live ( via Twitter ).
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Dana White defends putting CM Punk over Alistair Overeem on UFC 225 main card – MMA Junkie