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Former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair ‘The Reem’ Overeem (35-11, 1NC) is trying to put a positive spin on the recent licensing conditions set on him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) following a recent hearing this past week.
Overeem missed an initial drug test date set out by the commission, due to miscommunication and his return to Holland to be near his ill mother. Once the Dutch fighter found out he went to his doctor to have a blood test completed, which was not what the NSAC had wanted.
So after a tense hearing, the NSAC granted Overeem a conditional license and required him complete four urine tests in the next six months.
In the fighters latest blog for UFC 141 at Yahoo! Sports, Overeem tries to put a positive spin on the whole situation as well as offering some thoughts on well he and opponent Brock Lesnar match up.
Another positive is that I’m now the most tested fighter in the sport. I will be tested four times in three weeks, and then at least twice more in the next six months in addition to any testing for my next fight.
I have had people – I will politely call them ‘haters’ – accuse me of taking steroids since I was a 185-lb. kickboxer at the age of 17. When I was 20, I’ve fought at a weight of 222 lbs. I am now aged 31, and weigh 35 lbs. more. I don’t think 35 lbs is too much to grow in 11 years from a 20-year-old to 31-year-old.
Facts are, I have been tested with the commission numerous times before when I fought in the U.S. and got tested in Japan. I always passed any testing, so hopefully now with these next tests coming and the fact of me being the most tested fighter in the sport, the critics may be satisfied. And if not, well, that’s not my problem, that is their problem.
Overeem and Lesnar are set to headline UFC 141 on December 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.