Team Golden Glory is a group of Mixed Martial Artists and Kick Boxers based in Breda, Holland, with satellite gyms in other parts of the world as well.
It is home to Strikeforce, Dream and K1 heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, brother Valentijn, Sergei Kharitonov and many other fighters.
North American fans who recently began following mixed martial arts may be scratching their heads when they hear about Golden Glory because most of the team has been fighting in the European and Japanese fight promotions since its inception in 1999.
With Alistair Overeem’s participation in the Strikeforce Heavyweight tournament along with his brother Valentijn who is an alternate, Russian born heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov a semi-finalist and John-Olav Einemo’s debut in the UFC this past weekend—Golden Glory is making a push into the North American market.
The co-owner of Team Golden Glory took some time out of his busy schedule to talk about Golden Glory’s beginnings, the fighters who make up the team and the focus going forward.