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Alistair Overeem: Body Transformation Timeline – From Overeem to Ubereem – Infographic

Alistair Overeem Eras Timeline Alistair Overeem NowThe body of Alistair Overeem has been the subject of much discussion and awe. His very fantastic body has…

Alistair Overeem Eras Timeline Alistair Overeem Now

The body of Alistair Overeem has been the subject of much discussion and awe. His very fantastic body has gone through various eras; from Overeem, to Ubereem, to Alistair Overeem now as Vegetareem. We’ve created a timeline of eras outlining the before and after of ‘The Dutch Demolition Man.’

Alistair Overeem – Body Transformation Timeline Infographic

Alistair Overeem before and after Alistair Overeem Now

Alistair Overeem Before and After

Overeem – 2000 – 2007

It all began with a young Overeem competing in PRIDE FC’s 205 lb division. He was a top-ranked fighter and dangerous, trading with fighters such as Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. With a skilled guillotine or sharp knees, he was giving top fighters issues.

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Ubereem – 2010 – 2011

Overeem decided to move up to heavyweight and put on an incredible physique. He bulked up and won titles in K-1 and Dream, powering through the competition with the strength of horse meat coursing through his Dutch veins. He also competed in Strikeforce and earned a victory against the former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.

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Econoreem – 2012 – 2021

While competing in the UFC, heightened levels of testosterone and a suspension forced a slight change to his physique. Now, he was less focused on powering through his opponents but instead used his cardio. He competed for the UFC heavyweight title and nearly won it during this time.

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Oldereem – 2021 – 2022

After leaving the UFC, Overeem ventured into kickboxing to defeat his long-time rival Badr Hari. Originally, he earned a unanimous decision victory but was overturned to a No Contest as he tested positive for a banned substance.

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Alistair Overeem Now: Vegetareem – 2023 – Current Day

Now in retirement, Overeem is showing a much leaner physique. His focus now includes developing new health-related projects. The horse meat is long gone. He has stated that he made this change as part of a broader focus on health and wellness following his retirement from competitive fighting. Overeem mentioned that he no longer has the desire to eat meat and believes that it negatively affects his health.

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Alistair Overeem Now

Alistair Overeem doubts the future success of Alex Pereira: ‘Not long term for him’

Alistair Overeem doubts the future success of Alex Pereira: ‘Not long term for him’Veteran former UFC heavyweight star, Alistair Overeem has speculated that the current success enjoyed by incumbent light heavyweight champion,…

Alistair Overeem doubts the future success of Alex Pereira: ‘Not long term for him’

Veteran former UFC heavyweight star, Alistair Overeem has speculated that the current success enjoyed by incumbent light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira is not destined to continue for too long. 

Overeem, a former undisputed heavyweight title challenger, made his final Octagon walk over three years ago, suffering a second round knockout loss against fellow European talent, Alexander Volkov.

Since calling time on his combat sports career, Overeem made a brief outing in kickboxing under the GLORY banner, landing an initial knockout win over fellow striking kingpin, Badr Hari, before the result was overturned to an official ‘No Contest’.

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As for Alex Pereira, the fellow former GLORY Kickboxing star – managed to land two titles in the promotion, before going on to mint himself as a two-division champion since his move to the UFC.

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And today booked for his latest outing in the organization, Sao Paulo knockout artist, Pereira is slated to headline UFC 307 at the beginning of October, taking on surging finishing contender, Khalil Rountree in a bid to defend his light heavyweight crown for a third consecutive occasion. 

Alistair Overeem doubts Alex Pereira’s success lasts long term

However, sharing his thoughts on Pereira’s high-profile success in the UFC, Overeem admitted that while the promotional star was “interesting” – he likely claimed his prowess would not last long term.

Alistair Overeem GLORY Suspension Surprised Him
Mandatory Credit: Matt Ferris – GLORY Kickboxing

“He’s interesting,” Alistair Overeem said of Alex Pereira on the Jaxxon Podcast. “Former GLORY (Kickboxer) – impressive resume, I thought. Fought (Israel) Adesanya I think twice over there, followed Adesanya into UFC, and then he’s winning his fights without any grappling, without any ground.”

“So, I kinda looked into it – I don’t see a kind of long term for him,” Alistair Overeem explained. “Because he just doesn’t have that ground. Even though he’s strong, he’s big, but you need to also need to sharp, right? You need to be good – you need to take other people down, it’s important. I mean, he is very good in the stand up, but I don’t know. I’m sceptical.”

Brock Lesnar or Chuck Liddell: Alistair Overeem Weighs In on the Tougher Opponent

Brock Lesnar or Chuck Liddell: Alistair OvereemThe Dutch-born Alistair Overeem fought Brock Lesnar in the UFC and Chuck Liddel in PRIDE FC. ‘The Demolition Man’…

Brock Lesnar or Chuck Liddell: Alistair Overeem

The Dutch-born Alistair Overeem fought Brock Lesnar in the UFC and Chuck Liddel in PRIDE FC. ‘The Demolition Man’ has had a storied career all around the globe. Recently, with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Overeem named who was tougher between Brock Lesnar and ‘The Iceman’ Lidell.

Brock Lesnar or Chuck Liddell

Brock Lesnar was a former WWE competitor and a standout in NCAA collegiate wrestling. The heavyweight athlete transitioned to MMA and was able to capture the UFC heavyweight title by defeating Randy Couture. Lesnar and Overeem fought at heavyweight with the Dutch athlete taking a TKO win.

‘The Iceman’ Chuck Liddell is one of the fighters who helped establish the UFC as a mainstream sport in the USA. The mohawked fighter stood out for his knockout style. The former UFC light heavyweight champion was entered into the PRIDE FC tournament in Japan. The US-born Liddell had a back-and-forth war against Overeem before knocking him out. Liddell would go on to lose to ‘Rampage’ Jackson in this Grand Prix.

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The Dutch athlete Alistair Overeem has fought across the world in multiple organizations. He was able to capture titles in DREAM, Strikeforce, and K-1. Additionally, he competed in GLORY, PRIDE FC, and the UFC, among others. Throughout his storied career, he has faced legendary figures such as Badr Hari, Francis Ngannou, Stipe Miocic, Junior dos Santos, Mirko Cro Cop, ‘Shogun’ Rua, Peter Aerts, Vitor Belfort, Igor Vovchanchyn, plus, of course, Chuck Liddell and Brock Lesnar.

On comparing Lesnar and Liddell, Overeem explained:

“Chuck in PRIDE. When I was young, I was 23 when I fought him, I didn’t know anything. Training was not good, no strength from the conditioning. My coaches back then … Lucien [Carbin] was kind of a traditional coach and his stuff didn’t work. I mean, the knees worked, but other than that. I didn’t see any low kick, high kicks. All that stuff didn’t work.”

The Dutch-Surinamese Lucien Carbin was one of the first students at the Mejiro Gym, in the Netherlands, founded by Jan Plas. This was one of the gyms responsible for transitioning Kyokushin karate to Dutch style Kickboxing.

Alistair Overeem Favors Jon Jones To Beat Tom Aspinall But Names 50-50 Matchup For Him: ‘That Was The Fight To Make…’

The fractured state of the UFC’s heavyweight title picture has been a topic of discussion this week as Tom Aspinall’s fight against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 draws near. The Brit is set to become only the third fighter in UFC history to defend an interim title when he steps into the Octagon in Manchester, […]

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The fractured state of the UFC’s heavyweight title picture has been a topic of discussion this week as Tom Aspinall’s fight against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 draws near.

The Brit is set to become only the third fighter in UFC history to defend an interim title when he steps into the Octagon in Manchester, England, on July 27, following in the footsteps of Antônio “Minotauro” Rodrigo Nogueira and Renan Barão.

Aspinall fought for the interim belt on 17 days’ notice last November, knocking out Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295. Jon Jones was originally set to face Stipe Miocic in the main event of that pay-per-view but a torn pectoral tendon and emergency surgery put paid to those plans.

In the months following UFC 295, Aspinall campaigned hard for a unification bout with Jon Jones, but it seems both “Bones” and UFC CEO Dana White remain committed to the original plan of Jones fighting Miocic later this year.

Overeem Says Jones Likely To Beat Aspinall In Potential Fight

Former UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem believes that Aspinall should be the one getting the title shot when Jones finally returns to competitive action, as 42-year old Miocic hasn’t fought since a loss to Francis Ngannou in March of 2021.

“He should (be fighting Jon Jones),” Overeem said during an appearance on the Jaxxon Podcast this week. “Stipe hasn’t fought for many years now. But it was a little bit vague how that went, right?”

When asked who he thinks would win a possible fight between Aspinall and Jones, Overeem leaned toward the former light heavyweight champion. However, he also suggested the UFC may have missed a trick by not making another fight that was rumored before Jones picked up his injury.

“Who is gonna win? I think Jon. But Francis (Ngannou) and Jon would have been very exciting. I know that there was some (talks about making the fight). And they both wanted it, but the timing…and now Francis is gone. That was the fight to make, right?

“Stipe’s not fought in a long time. What is he doing in the meantime, right, because when you have a fight there’s a camp, there’s development. And when you’re not doing that, you’re doing other stuff. Ok, maybe he has a high focus, high dedication to training…but you’re not fighting. And Jon is fighting…not that much, but he is fighting.”

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Ex-UFC star Alistair Overeem claims his daughter has been brainwashed by far left: ‘She thinks she’s a man’

Alistair Overeem claims daughter has been brainwashed by far left she thinks she's a manAlistair Overeem has opened up about his oldest daughter being “brainwashed” by modern technology and the “extremist left”. Speaking…

Alistair Overeem claims daughter has been brainwashed by far left she thinks she's a man

Alistair Overeem has opened up about his oldest daughter being “brainwashed” by modern technology and the “extremist left”.

Speaking on the Jaxxon Podcast, UFC and Kickboxing legend Alistair Overeem discussed some touchy topics. He explained how his eldest daughter believes that she is a man and that he believes this stems from her being ‘brainwashed’ by technology and the ‘far left’ ideologies.

“I have three girls,” Overeem said on the podcast. “The oldest one thinks that she is my son… She is all into this woke nonsense. Are we familiar with woke?”

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Rampage Jackson and some of his cohorts were there to host the podcast. They all nodded and grunted, agreeing that they knew about this ‘woke nonsense’.

Alistair Overeem speaks out about his daughter being “Brainwashed”

“Where is this coming from?” Overeem asked. “If it was not sad it would be happy, funny actually… She thinks she’s a man… Why? Addicted to her phone. She’s being brainwashed basically six, seven, eight hours a day. That how you feel you are; you can be what you want to be.”

Alistair Overeem GLORY Suspension Surprised Him
Mandatory Credit: Matt Ferris – GLORY Kickboxing

Some of Rampage Jackson’s cohorts began asking questions, such as what Overeem means by “woke” and where his daughter (or son, according to his daughter) lives.

“Woke, like extremist left,” Alistair Overeem says. One of Rampage’s companions speaks up and says, “She thinks she’s a he, that is as left as it becomes.”

“This social media shit changed the world,” Rampage Jackson himself said. His eyes were sad, and his voice was very factual but also almost defeated. It is as if Rampage Jackson believes that social media is a cancer to all of humanity and is rotting the brains and intuition of our children.

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The podcast hosts began asking Overeem how he handles this adversity as a father, and he calmly responded. “Patience, compassion, and ‘learning in that department’. But, um… I’m not gonna call her a he. This is not… You know, I’m a fighter, and… I just don’t believe that (his daughter is a man).”

Heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem retires from combat sports (Again) to pursue a career in politics

Alistair OvereemHeavyweight MMA icon Alistair Overeem appears to be sticking to his retirement from combat sports, trading in his four-ounce gloves for a career in politics. ‘The Demolition Man’ has had some time to think long and hard about his career after being slapped with a 12-month suspension last year. Following his clash with Badr Hari […]

Alistair Overeem

Heavyweight MMA icon Alistair Overeem appears to be sticking to his retirement from combat sports, trading in his four-ounce gloves for a career in politics.

‘The Demolition Man’ has had some time to think long and hard about his career after being slapped with a 12-month suspension last year. Following his clash with Badr Hari at GLORY Collision 4, Overeem was informed that he had tested positive for a non-performance-enhancing substance resulting in his year-long layoff. Shortly after, the former UFC star announced his retirement only to backtrack, expressing a desire to compete a few more times before calling it quits.

That no longer appears to be the case as Alistair Overeem has once again announced his retirement, revealing that he would be running for the Dutch House of Representatives as a part of the Belang van Nederland (Interest of the Netherlands) party. The decision was announced by BVNL leader Wybren van Haga on X.

Overeem Reveals His Motivation to Run for Office

‘The Demolition Man’ shared some insight into his decision during an interview with Panorama.

“I became frustrated by all the measures during the Corona period,” he said. “The government was talking about a health crisis. But the same government closed all gyms. No one, except Wybren van Haga, talked about health, healthier living, and the madness of the freedom-restricting Corona measures.”

Overeem has been fairly open regarding his views on COVID-19 and the global shutdown it caused, suggesting that the government had “greatly overstepped its bounds” in an attempt to quell the pandemic.

After nearly a quarter century competing inside cages and rings around the world, Alistair Overeem finally seems ready to move on. If this is truly the end, ‘The Demolition Man’ walks away with a record of 47-19 and 42 wins by way of finish.