Alistair Overeem

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Alistair Overeem : biography

May 17, 1980 –

This disagreement led not only to Overeem’s release but also other Golden Glory stars under a Zuffa contract, including former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen, Norwegian UFC heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo, and even brother Valentijn Overeem. Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated he has since changed the policy, and that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal, if the right terms are offered, which he now has.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On December 30, 2011, at UFC 141, Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event defeating former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar by TKO in 2:26 of the first round. The victory earned him a Heavyweight title shot against champion Junior dos Santos.

Failed drug test

Overeem was scheduled to fight UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. However, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). Overeem had a 14-to-1 testosterone-to-epitestosterone (T/E) ratio, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1. On Friday April 20, 2012, UFC President Dana White confirmed that Overeem has been removed from his fight with Dos Santos and replaced by Frank Mir. .

One day prior to his meeting with the NSAC, Overeem released a prepared statement to the media in which he claims the positive result of the drug test came as a result of a doctor prescribed "anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone." Overeem’s lawyer filed a continuation request for additional time to gather support for his recent claim, which was voted on by the NSAC on April 24, 2012. The request was denied and the NSAC voted unanimously to deny Overeem’s application status for a period of 9 months, dating back to March 27, the day of his drug test. He may reapply after this time period in December 2012.

Return

In his first fight post-suspension, Overeem faced Antonio Silva on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156. Leading up to the highly anticipated fight, Overeem was dismissive of Silva’s skills, claiming he was better than his opponent in every aspect of MMA. Despite being a heavy betting favorite and having won rounds 1 and 2, an overconfident Overeem lost to Silva by KO in the third round. After the fight it was revealed that Overeem actually had lower than normal T-E ratios.

Overeem was expected to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos on May 25, 2013 at UFC 160. However, in early March, Overeem pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Mark Hunt.

Overeem is expected to face Travis Browne on August 17, 2013 at UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs. Sonnen.

Kickboxing record

Alistair Overeem kickboxing record

10 wins (7 (T)KO’s), 4 losses

Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2010-12-11 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:07 10–4
2010-12-11 Win Gokhan Saki K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan TKO (Ref. stoppage/Broken Arm) 1 2:20 9–4
2010-12-11 Win Tyrone Spong K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 8–4
2010-10-02 Win Ben Edwards K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea TKO (Referee stoppage/3 knockdowns) 1 2:08 7–4
2010-04-03 Win Dzevad Poturak K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Right knee) 1 2:40 6–4
2009-12-05 Loss Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, Semi Finals Yokohama, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage/2 knockdowns) 1 2:14 5–4
2009-12-05 Win Ewerton Teixeira K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, Quarter Finals Yokohama, Japan KO (Left knee) 1 1:06 5–3
2009-09-26 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 4–3
2009-03-28 Loss Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3–3
2008-12-31 Win Badr Hari Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:07 3–2
2007-05-20 Win Jürgen Dolch Ultimate Glory 3: Upside Down Amersfoort, Netherlands KO (Punch) 1 2:02 2–2
2004-05-30 Loss Glaube Feitosa Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle Tokyo, Japan KO (Punch) 1 2:13 1–2
2001-02-04 Loss Bernard Parris K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 1:22 1–1
1999-03-14 Win Paul Hordijk Thaiboxing Event in Veenendaal Veenendaal, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 1–0

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