Tag: Overeem

Mark Hunt Says That Everything Alistair Overeem Has Done Is Meaningless

The #Rally4MarkHunt movement has reached epic proportions. Fans around the world continue to bombard Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta and others associated with the UFC in the hopes of getting the man with the 8-7 record a world heavyweight title shot. As …

The #Rally4MarkHunt movement has reached epic proportions. Fans around the world continue to bombard Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta and others associated with the UFC in the hopes of getting the man with the 8-7 record a world heavyweight title shot. As I said last Thursday, Hunt isn’t a legitimate title contender. Not yet, anyway. That’s […]

Alistair Overeem and the State of the Heavyweight Division

There was a time when the UFC’s heavyweight division was considered one of the weakest in the promotion. It seemed like every pay per view was headlined by Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia duking it out in a best of 75 series.  Those days than…

There was a time when the UFC’s heavyweight division was considered one of the weakest in the promotion. It seemed like every pay per view was headlined by Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia duking it out in a best of 75 series.  Those days thankfully long behind us as the UFC has made it a […]

Social Media Revolution: UFC Fans Rally for Mark Hunt After Overeem PED Debacle

It all started with Alistair Overeem. Whether it was the cream, the clear, a needle or simply the product of being something more than human, a surprise Nevada State Athletic Commission drug test showed the Dutch kickboxer had 14 times the normal amoun…

It all started with Alistair Overeem. Whether it was the cream, the clear, a needle or simply the product of being something more than human, a surprise Nevada State Athletic Commission drug test showed the Dutch kickboxer had 14 times the normal amount of testosterone in his body. That is, needless to say, against the […]

UFC 146: Are We Just Going To Pretend Alistair Overeem Didn’t Use PEDs?

It seems as if the UFC is going to let Alistair Overeem fight even though his testosterone levels were 16 times higher than the set limit. More than likely it will hide behind the athletic commission. Perhaps Dana White will say something like “M…

It seems as if the UFC is going to let Alistair Overeem fight even though his testosterone levels were 16 times higher than the set limit. More than likely it will hide behind the athletic commission. Perhaps Dana White will say something like “My hands were tied,” because it is not willing to give up […]

Groundswell Building for Mark Hunt to Replace Alistair Overeem at UFC 146

When Alistair Overeem failed his surprise drug test last week, it threw yet another UFC card into disarray. Overeem was scheduled to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos in the main event at UFC 146 on May 26.  Overeem, who had a t…

When Alistair Overeem failed his surprise drug test last week, it threw yet another UFC card into disarray. Overeem was scheduled to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos in the main event at UFC 146 on May 26.  Overeem, who had a testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 14:1, has requested that his “B” sample be tested too, […]

UFC 146: Could Overeem ‘s Failed Drug Test Alter the Strikeforce Grand Prix?

The biggest news in the MMA world this past week was UFC heavyweight No. 1 contender Alistair Overeem failing his pre-fight drug test and likely being pulled from the main event at UFC 146 against UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. With rumors…

The biggest news in the MMA world this past week was UFC heavyweight No. 1 contender Alistair Overeem failing his pre-fight drug test and likely being pulled from the main event at UFC 146 against UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. With rumors of Overeem out, many have speculated who will replace him and receive […]