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Valentijn Overeem: Alistair Was In Good Shape, But Not Good Enough Shape For Bigfoot Silva
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Heavyweight Valentijn Overeem talks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Rodolfo Roman about family, his brother Alistair’s recent UFC loss at the hands of Bigfoot Silva and trash talking opponents.
UFC Vegas 18: Volkov Stops Overeem, Sandhagen Brutally KOs Edgar
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from UFC Vegas 18, which took place at the promotion’s Apex Facility.
In the main event, Alexander Volkov stopped legendary heavyweight Alistair Overeem with punches in round two.
The card also saw bantamweight… Read More
UFC Vegas 18 Weigh-in Results: Overeem & Volkov Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
The fighters have weighed in for Saturday’s UFC Vegas 18 card, and all the bouts are official.
In the main event, decorated heavyweight Alistair Overeem will take on fellow contender, Alexander Volkov.
Main Card (ESPN+, 8 p.m.… Read More
UFC Adds Pettis – Miller, Werdum – Overeem & Lawler – Cerrone to July Schedule
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s July 8th card has received three big name fights.
The promotion has confirmed that UFC 213 will feature Fabricio Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem, Anthony Pettis vs. Jim Miller and Robbie Lawler vs. Donald… Read More
Report: White Says Overeem’s Rib Will “Heal Right Up” as Soon as JDS is Booked For Fight
By FCF Staff
Alistair Overeem says an injury and holidays are why he’s passed on booking his next bout, but UFC President Dana White continues to insist the heavyweight is avoiding Junior dos Santos.
Earlier in the week White reported… Read More
UFC 169: Jones-Teixeira, Mir-Overeem Set For Feb.1st Card
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones’ next title defense will take place February 1st, in Newark, New Jersey, as the UFC has confirmed the light-heavyweight champ will fight Glover Teixeira at the Super Bowl weekend event. UFC 169 will be hosted… Read More
UFC FN 26: Overeem and Rua Lead Payroll
By FCF Staff
The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Ultimate Fight Night 26, which took place August 17th at Boston’s TD Garden Arena.
Not surprisingly, headliners “Shogun” Rua and Chael Sonnen were amongst the leaders, as… Read More
UFC Fight Night 26: Sonnen Catches “Shogun”, Browne Blasts Overeem
By FCF Staff
Former middleweight contender Chael Sonnen returned to the winner’s column tonight at UFC Fight Night 26, as the decorated wrestler defeated former light-heavyweight champ “Shogun” Rua in the card’s main event to end his two fight losing… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Delusional Diaz, Overweight Overeem and Lucky Lesnar
By Joshua Molina
If you made a list of MMA fighters who should not start MMA promotions, UFC welterweight Nick Diaz would be at the top of that list.
Yet, Diaz is making noise about wanting to start… Read More
Valentjin Overeem vs. Mike Kyle, Fallon Fox vs. Allana Jones Confirmed For CFA 11
Card to be Broadcast on AXS TV
By Championship Fighting Alliance (via press release)
Miami Fla. – Jorge de la Noval, Owner of Championship Fighting Alliance (CFA) today officially announced that his Miami-based MMA organization has closed a deal… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Hunt Steps Up, Fitch Lands, Overeem’s Stock Falling
By Joshua Molina
Around the world in MMA . . .
With the incredible shrinking man Alistair Overeem out with an injury, Mark Hunt has stepped up to fight Junior Dos Santos.
Junior Dos Santos appears on the fast track… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Overeem, Woodley, Fitch All Have A Lot To Gain With Victories at UFC 156
By Joshua Molina
UFC has several big storylines beyond the big championship main event between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.
. . . Alistair Overeem will fight the unpredictable and inconsistent Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. If Overeem wins, he gets Cain… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bigfoot Puts His Big Foot In His Mouth; Overeem Predicts Cain Over JDS
By Joshua Molina
With the Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez megafight just around the corner, the UFC’s heavyweight division appears to be taking its rightful spot at the center of the UFC universe.
But that doesn’t mean that Antonio… Read More
UFC 146 Presser: Overeem Calls Dos Santos Best Boxer in Heavyweight Division
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held a press conference today in Las Vegas, Nevada, in advance of the promotion’s upcoming May 26th event, which will feature an all heavyweight main card. UFC 146 will be headlined by a… Read More
Overeem and Lesnar on Weight for UFC 141, Diaz Misses On First Attempt
By FCF Staff
Both Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem made weight this afternoon in Las Vegas, Nevada, to clear the way for their highly anticipated bout tomorrow night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The former UFC heavyweight champion Lesnar… Read More
K-1 Legend Ray Sefo Plans to Fight Often in 2012, Says Overeem “By Far” Has More Ways to Beat Lesnar
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Ray Sefo continues to hone the striking skills of various athletes at the renowned Xtreme Couture facility in Las Vegas, the decorated fighter and veteran trainer is still planning to showcase his abilities for kickboxing… Read More
UFC 141 Presser: Overeem Plans to Tear Lesnar “Apart Piece by Piece”
By FCF Staff
While tomorrow, UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Junior dos Santos will compete live on Fox in one of the biggest fights the sport has ever seen, the promotion continues to set the stage for another… Read More
Report: Marloes Coenen, Jon Olav Einemo, and Valentijn Overeem Cut By Zuffa
By FCF Staff
It appears as though Alistair Overeem is not the only Golden Glory fighter who has been released by Strikeforce and the UFC, as according to a ‘tweet’ today from team representative Martijn de Jong,… Read More
Exclusive: M-1 Champ Guram Gugenishvili Praises Velasquez, Says Overeem Lacks “Fighting Spirit”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While many throughout the MMA world understandably think ‘Fedor Emelianenko’ upon hearing the name M-1 Global, the company’s current heavyweight champion Guram Gugenishvili continues to take steps in becoming another of the promotion’s top… Read More
(Updated) Reports Say Overeem is Out of HW GP; Golden Glory Hoping to “Find Solution”
By FCF Staff
Since Alistair Overeem made headlines earlier today by saying that his relationship with Zuffa was fragile, due to an apparent disagreement over when he should fight Antonio Silva, reports are now surfacing saying that the fighter… Read More