Alistair Overeem News

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2017

Fan favorite UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt’s recent spat with the UFC brass over the past 6 months has certainly been a public one. After Hunt’s UFC 200 scrap with Brock Lesnar, Hunt was extremely critical of the promotion for allowing Lesnar to fight despite being granted an exemption from the first several months of random drug testing leading up to their scrap. Hunt put the UFC and Lesnar on blast on numerous occasions over the situation, and even turned down two fights following UFC 200 after he and the UFC were unable to reach an agreement on putting a provision in all future contracts that protected both Hunt and his opponent in the event that one man tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.

Russell Ess - December 22, 2016

It looks like Alistair Overeem vs. Mark Hunt is a done deal as the UFC has announced the bout on their UFC 209 website. The heavyweight bout is the first fight to be announced by the promotion for the UFC 209 event taking place on March 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tom Taylor - December 21, 2016

Yesterday afternoon, reports of a thrilling UFC 209 heavyweight rematch between recent title challenger Alistair Overeem and fan favorite knockout artist Mark Hunt began to swirl. The bout seemed to mark the end of Hunt’s long, anti-UFC tirade, which stemmed from the PED bust of his UFC 200 opponent Brock Lesnar, and the UFC’s apparent lack of concern about this bust. This matchup was announced by the UFC, and reported by many major MMA news outlets, including Hunt’s own website, where quotes from Hunt about the rematch were featured. Apparently, however, this fight is not a done deal just yet.

Chris Taylor - December 20, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Mark Hunt will return to the octagon this March when he squares off with former Strikeforce Heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem at UFC 209 in Las Vegas. Mark Hunt was last seen in action at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2016

Moments after his Octagon-shaking knockout of the dangerous Alistair Overeem, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic was interviewed by UFC color commentator Joe Rogan. In this interview, which you can watch above, the fired-up Miocic roared out to the thousands of Cleveland fans in attendance, and weighed in on his first successful title defense.

Russell Ess - September 9, 2016

Cleveland hasn't been inviting for @Alistairovereem. But ahead of @ufc 203, "The Demolition Man" met his heckler. pic.twitter.com/AZ27FDy7KX — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) September 9, 2016

Tom Taylor - September 9, 2016

Earlier this morning, the 22 fighters competing at UFC 203 took to the scales to weigh in for their looming battles. The major drama of this weigh-in event was that Alistair Overeem – one half of the evening’s main event – arrived late.

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

After two failed USADA drug tests, Brock Lesnar is done in the UFC, according to UFC heavyweight and one-time Lesnar opponent Alistair Overeem. Overeem spoke to TMZ Sports on Tuesday while catching a place at Los Angeles Airport, and was asked if he was interested in beating up Brock Lesnar again (Overeem defeated Lesnar by first round TKO back at UFC 141).

Tom Taylor - August 30, 2016

Over the last few years, UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has spent a good deal of time training under the tutelage Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yet when Overeem was booked to fight Andrei Arlovski, a long time staple of Jackson’s camp, things got a little awkward. Jackson and co. opted to corner Arlovski for the fight, while Overeem reduced his time at the Albuquerque gym and did most of his training elsewhere. Now that the fight has come and gone, however, Overeem is back at Jackson’s, training under the same room as his recent foe as he prepares for his upcoming title fight with Stipe Miocic.

Tom Taylor - August 30, 2016

In the wake of UFC 202, much has been made of Conor McGregor’s record-breaking payday of $3 million. Of course, that payday doesn’t hold a candle to some of the recent purses of boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather, who has piled up hundreds of millions over his last few fights. Considering the paltry paydays of many other fighters, it’s not surprising there’s a bit of jealousy when McGregor and Mayweather’s massive paydays are discussed. In the case of upcoming UFC heavyweight title challenger Alistair Overeem, however, it’s not a case of jealousy, but complete disbelief.

Russell Ess - August 30, 2016

UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has his chance to get the UFC heavyweight championship title when he challenges Stipe Miocic at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio on September 10. The former Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1 champion says that he will make history when he goes to fight Cleveland’s UFC heavyweight champion on his home turf.

bjpenndotcom - August 2, 2016

In just over a month, MMA legend Alistair Overeem will step into the Octagon to fight UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in a highly anticipated showdown. Overeem is riding a 4-fight win streak that most recently saw him knock out Andrei Arlovski with a jumping front kick in the Netherlands at ‘UFC Fight Night: Rotterdam’.

bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016

In less than one week, Brock Lesnar will make his highly anticipated UFC return in the co-main event of UFC 200 when he fights heavyweight legend Mark Hunt.

Chris Taylor - May 25, 2016

UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will have home field advantage when he defends his title for the first time against number one contender Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 203. The UFC announced the news on Twitter just moments ago:

bjpenndotcom - May 18, 2016

This past weekend in Curitiba, Brazil, Stipe Miocic shocked the world as he picked up an incredible one-punch knockout win over UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. Miocic landed a right hook as Werdum rushed forward, and put the heavyweight champ to sleep in the very first round to claim the UFC heavyweight championship. One man who was “flabbergasted” by the quick win was the self-proclaimed heavyweight #1 contender, Alistair Overeem, who spoke on SiriusXMRush’s Toe-2-Toe with Brian Stann.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Stipe Miocic earned the “baddest man on the planet” title last night at UFC 198, this after he knocked Fabricio Werdum out cold in the opening round to claim the UFC’s coveted heavyweight championship. Shortly after Miocic’s championship win, number one contender Alistair Overeem took to Twitter with the following messages for Stipe:

bjpenndotcom - March 26, 2016

As we approach the UFC’s first event in Holland on May 8th, Alistair Overeem believes he deserves a title fight with a win over his teammate Andrei Arlovski. Overeem is currently riding a 3-fight win streak that has seen him defeat Stefan Struve, Roy Nelson, and Junior dos Santos. A win over Arlovski would not only make it 4 straight for Overeem, but a win over a former heavyweight champion would be huge for Overeem’s hopes of a title shot.

Chris Taylor - February 26, 2016

At the recent UFC Fight Night 84 Fan Q&A in London, former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem was asked to talk about his relationship with teammate Andrei Arlovski.