alistair overeem muscles | UFC Betting Sites - The Best MMA Online Bookies

The Reem is coming…

Newly crowned UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, unlike Matt Brown, had a fantastic weekend in Brazil. Facing Fabricio Werdum for the title in the main event of UFC 198, the quiet Croatian finally got the chance at title glory he’d been working so hard for, and he grabbed the bull by the horns. In front of 45,000 fans in the packed out Brazilian arena, Miocic put away ‘Vai Cavalo’ with a slick one punch knockout as the hometown favorite rushed in during an exchange in round one.

Yet another champion fallen and a newly appointed boss in the frame, the UFC 198 main event was everything it promised to be, leaving the heavyweight division wide open after the lengthy and uneventful reign of Werdum. Taking nothing away from the Brazilian though, he got to the top with some impressive wins, but with Miocic’s victory comes the welcome winds of change at 265 pounds.

Untitled — The aftermath of Miocic’s brutal KO was a dethroned and upset Werdum…

So what’s next for Stipe Miocic? There are plenty of viable options that can be considered for his first title defense, and the former champion himself even put his name in the hat after UFC 198. With only a few hours removed from his main event title loss, ‘Vai Cavalo’ claimed he wanted a rematch with Miocic at UFC 200. Considering this was his first attempted title defense, it’s highly debatable as to whether Werdum would get that second crack so soon, but stranger things have happened.

Looking ahead to a heavyweight title fight that’s highly possible would mean mentioning the dangerous striker Alistair Overeem. The former K-1, DREAM and Strikeforce heavyweight champion made a huge statement on May 8 in Rotterdam, blasting team mate and former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski to extend his winning streak to four straight.

Overeem’s latest message to Miocic makes clear his intentions, and begs the question; who else is there?

continue

The post Alistair Overeem Sends Warning Message To Stipe Miocic appeared first on LowKick MMA.

Thought Alistair Overeem was on steroids? Think again says The Reem…

Former Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 champion Alistair Overeem is currently riding quite the hot streak in the UFC, coming off a stunning second round victory over Andrei Arlovski in Rotterdam. The TKO win was the second finish over a former champion in as many fights and, including his KO of Stefan Struve and decision over Roy Nelson, the demolition of ‘The Pitbull’ puts Overeem on a four fight streak.

With how the division looks right now, his magnificent front kick against Arlovski in The Netherlands last weekend (Sunday May 8, 2016) puts ‘The Reem’ right on track for a title shot, as much as these things can be plotted out. But it hasn’t all been roses for the big Dutchman since joining the UFC back in 2011, in fact he came close to the wire on a number of occasions during his UFC tenure.

Joining the UFC with a dominant win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, it looked as though ‘The Demolition Man’ had a bright future ahead of him. It would be some 18 months before Overeem would fight again though, as he became entangled in a drug test failure following an alleged escape attempt from a Las Vegas hotel when the NSAC testers came calling. A duo of brutal knockout losses were to follow, against Travis Browne and Bigfoot Silva, and in fights where ‘The Reem’ was heavily favoured to win.

A gradual change in Overeem’s physique also followed, as a trimmed down version of the former steak house won a decision over Frank Mir at UFC 169, before getting royally upset by Ben Rothwell in September 2014. That was the K-1 kickboxer’s last loss, and his muscle bound structure has continued to become less weighed down to the point he’s dropped around 20 pounds from what he used to fight at.

Of course he’s not slimmed down to anywhere near the wiry light-heavyweight we saw in the Japanese MMA days, but the difference is quite apparent. The accusations of steroid use were rampant back when Overeem was at his bulkiest, and he’s got a message for his critics who are pointing out his more slender current body type…

continue…

The post Alistair Overeem Responds To Criticism About His Muscle Loss appeared first on LowKick MMA.