The world has been buzzing about Alistair Overeem’s UFC arrival for over a month.
This is baffling to former middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen, who doesn’t seem too impressed with “The Reem’s” body of work.
“(Overeem) is built for show, not for go. He’s made for a poster, he looks like he’s made out of clay. I understand all of that stuff,” Sonnen said on ESPN’s MMA Live.
“He’s not a very good fighter, and as far as the K-1 being this great striking event, the K-1 is a striking-only event. If you’re in the K-1, you’re only allowed to strike, but I’ve never seen a great striker there. I could discredit the K-1 with two syllables––Bob Sapp.”
Before signing with the UFC, Overeem held multiple world titles including the Strikeforce heavyweight title, Dream heavyweight title and K-1 World Grand Prix title.
Apparently, Sonnen isn’t impressed with the latter, which is the primary reason fans have backed the resurging heavyweight over the years.
Overeem made history by being the only fighter in combat sports to hold a world title in MMA and K-1 at the same time.
There are still plenty of critics surrounding Overeem, but he’ll get an opportunity to silence some of them at UFC 141, when he meets former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in what is sure to be a blockbuster main event.
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