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UFC Fight Night 141 featured a thrilling main card, with three of the four fights ending via TKO, including two in the first round from Alistair Overeem and Francis Ngannou …
UFC Fight Night 141 featured a thrilling main card, with three of the four fights ending via TKO, including two in the first round from Alistair Overeem and Francis Ngannou …
If there is one thing we’ve learned in the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) short partnership with the UFC, it’s that they don’t play around when it comes to testing it’s athletes. USADA has reportedly tested former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar five times since he was added to the program two weeks ago, according
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If there is one thing we’ve learned in the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) short partnership with the UFC, it’s that they don’t play around when it comes to testing it’s athletes.
USADA has reportedly tested former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar five times since he was added to the program two weeks ago, according to the agency’s website, and MMAFighting later confirmed the news with UFC vice president of health and performance Jeff Novitzky.
While we await on Lesnar’s test results to be released, Novitzky stated he wouldn’t be surprised if ‘The Beast’ was tested a few more times before stepping into the Octagon at UFC 200 this July:
“I’d expect there are even more to come as well before UFC 200,” Novitzky said.
Lesnar (5-3) is a former UFC heavyweight champion who hasn’t seen Octagon action since his disappointing showing against current title challenger Alistair Overeem, in their main event bout at UFC 141 in December of 2011.
The current World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar has been granted a ‘one-off’ UFC appearance by Vince McMahon, to step inside the Octagon at the blockbuster UFC 200 event this July.
Lesnar will collide with Australian knockout artist Mark Hunt in the co-main event of the colossal card in ‘Sin City’.
UFC 200 takes place live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 9, 2016.
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(As Dennis Reynolds once said, “I’m not gonna take no for an answer, because I just refuse to do that. Because I’m a winner, and winners… we don’t listen to words like ‘no,’ or ‘don’t,’ or ‘STOP!”)
Either our math is a little off, or Alistair Overeem has literally gotten so strong that he can both fly and alter the very fabric of time using the power of his centrifugal forces. Because, according to a recent tweet sent out by “The Reem,” the former Dream and Strikeforce heavyweight champion will be back in action this December, despite the fact that he received a nine month suspension just under two months ago:
Well at least he gave you fair warning, Amish communities of Florida.
As he was told in his April hearing, the earliest Alistair could reapply for his license would be December 27th, meaning that the earliest he could compete would be in the UFC’s always loaded New Year’s Eve card, exactly one year after he demolished Brock Lesnar at UFC 141.
(As Dennis Reynolds once said, “I’m not gonna take no for an answer, because I just refuse to do that. Because I’m a winner, and winners… we don’t listen to words like ‘no,’ or ‘don’t,’ or ‘STOP!”)
Either our math is a little off, or Alistair Overeem has literally gotten so strong that he can both fly and alter the very fabric of time using the power of his centrifugal forces. Because, according to a recent tweet sent out by “The Reem,” the former Dream and Strikeforce heavyweight champion will be back in action this December, despite the fact that he received a nine month suspension just under two months ago:
Well at least he gave you fair warning, Amish communities of Florida.
As he was told in his April hearing, the earliest Alistair could reapply for his license would be December 27th, meaning that the earliest he could compete would be in the UFC’s always loaded New Year’s Eve card, exactly one year after he demolished Brock Lesnar at UFC 141. Fun fact: Overeem is 3-0 in MMA on New year’s Eve cards, with all of those wins coming by TKO.
But if Ubereem really is somehow already scheduled for that card based on the assumption that he will undoubtedly receive a license just a few days before a fight, this could spell potential disaster for the UFC. Like, UFC 149 levels of disaster. And given the run of luck the promotion has had as of late, we’d think they’d be a little hesitant to take a risk as big as this, so perhaps Overeem’s tweet was more of a general reminder than anything else.
Given that the Nevada State Athletic Commission was basically giving Overeem a handy under the table before they doled out his suspension, constantly reminding him (likely out of fear) how much they respected him as both an athlete and a human being, to believe that Overeem would be denied his license, barring any major screw-ups on his part, of course, would seem a little off kilter. Then again, booking a likely headlining event with a guy who doesn’t even have a license to fight at time doesn’t exactly strike us as a genius move either.
Also contradicting Overeem’s tweet was a recent tidbit that Lorenzo Fertitta recently told ESPN.com:
That’s speculation. It’s in the NSAC’s hands. (The UFC) can’t be presumptuous.
So is Overeem just yanking our collective chains, or has he really been booked for what will undoubtedly be the biggest card of the year? Do any of you expect to see him competing by the end of 2012? And if so, who would you like to see him face?
And while we’re talking about UFC 149 (because we kind of were for a second there), check out this hilarious fan-made poster for the event, which is easily the most telling poster in UFC history:
(Props to the UG and Middleasy for the find.)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, yet this one perfectly sums up UFC 149 without using a one of them, does it not?
At UFC 141, Alistair Overeem executed a brutal blitzkrieg on Brock Lesnar, forcing the former UFC Heavyweight champion into early retirement and back to the scripted stage of WWE.However, with recent revelations that “The Demolition Man” fa…
At UFC 141, Alistair Overeem executed a brutal blitzkrieg on Brock Lesnar, forcing the former UFC Heavyweight champion into early retirement and back to the scripted stage of WWE.
However, with recent revelations that “The Demolition Man” failed a random drug test, there’s speculation as to whether his win means anything now.
So far, that victory has remained intact in the annals of MMA history and rightly so.
The fact it was revealed he had elevated levels of testosterone in his system leading up to his UFC 146 bout with Junior dos Santos shouldn’t take anything away from the Lesnar win—it was a ferocious display of power, Octagon savvy and skill from the Dutch kickboxer.
With wins over Randy Couture (for the heavyweight crown), Frank Mir and Shane Carwin (two successful title defenses), Lesnar was hailed as some unstoppable force.
Albeit he came unstuck against Cain Velasquez, he was still seen as a force to be reckoned with, and thus was expected to test Overeem like never before.
That never transpired—he was outclassed, outfought and ultimately exposed as a mass of bulging muscle with only his wrestling abilities to fall back on.
Nonetheless, if Overeem had tested positive, the victory would’ve most definitely been called in to question.
However, the fact remains that Overeem was given the all clear to compete against Lesnar, and that should be enough to dispel any notions that his win was nothing more than a suspected drug-fueled conquest.
If anything, his victory showed that he’s in the top three of the baddest heavyweight MMA fighters on the planet.
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By Jason Moles
After the most difficult two-and-a half minutes of his professional MMA career, it was all over for Brock Lesnar. Not just the savage abuse he was taking from Strikeforce/K-1 champion Alistair Overeem, not just his attempted comeback in the sport he took by storm, but his time in MMA altogether. “I’ve had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I’m going to officially say tonight was the last time you’ll see me in the Octagon,” Lesnar said during his post-fight retirement speech at UFC 141.
It’s only fitting that Lesnar’s run in the UFC end as quickly and unexpectedly as it began. The former NCAA Division I wrestling champion was never really ours when you think about it — MMA merely borrowed Lesnar, and we should consider ourselves fortunate that he briefly lent his personality and ferocious physicality to our sport. As he said his final good-byes to the Las Vegas crowd, the beardless viking looked relieved to see the Octagon in his rear-view mirror.
Shortly after waiving off the fight, Mario Yamasaki raised the arm of the new #1 contender, Alistair Overeem. The former PRIDE fighter had everything going for him. He dodged a fatal bullet from the NSAC, was making bank in the UFC, and had just defeated a man most people considered a Top 5 contender in the heavyweight division – finally proving to the world that he can indeed hang with the best. On top of all that, he had just been announced as the next challenger for Junior Dos Santos’ championship title. The only way it could have been better is if the mayor had given him a key to the city and held a parade in his honor. If Overeem only knew the fate that would befall him over the course of the next three months, his smile might not have been as big that December night inside the MGM Grand.
By Jason Moles
After the most difficult two-and-a half minutes of his professional MMA career, it was all over for Brock Lesnar. Not just the savage abuse he was taking from Strikeforce/K-1 champion Alistair Overeem, not just his attempted comeback in the sport he took by storm, but his time in MMA altogether. ”I’ve had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I’m going to officially say tonight was the last time you’ll see me in the Octagon,” Lesnar said during his post-fight retirement speech at UFC 141.
It’s only fitting that Lesnar’s run in the UFC end as quickly and unexpectedly as it began. The former NCAA Division I wrestling champion was never really ours when you think about it — MMA merely borrowed Lesnar, and we should consider ourselves fortunate that he briefly lent his personality and ferocious physicality to our sport. As he said his final good-byes to the Las Vegas crowd, the beardless viking looked relieved to see the Octagon in his rear-view mirror.
Shortly after waiving off the fight, Mario Yamasaki raised the arm of the new #1 contender, Alistair Overeem. The former PRIDE fighter had everything going for him. He dodged a fatal bullet from the NSAC, was making bank in the UFC, and had just defeated a man most people considered a Top 5 contender in the heavyweight division – finally proving to the world that he can indeed hang with the best. On top of all that, he had just been announced as the next challenger for Junior Dos Santos’ championship title. The only way it could have been better is if the mayor had given him a key to the city and held a parade in his honor. If Overeem only knew the fate that would befall him over the course of the next three months, his smile might not have been as big that December night inside the MGM Grand.
For the majority of 2012’s first quarter, you didn’t hear much from the former UFC heavyweight champion. It was as if he’d fallen off the face of the Earth the moment he walked past the curtains. That was, of course, until his music hit the speakers and he walked toward the ring on WWE Raw last Monday. You read that right: The UFC president himself, Dana White, gave his blessing for “The Next Big Thing” to return to his pro-wrestling roots and that’s exactly what he did. Without saying a word, he stepped inside the squared circle to a hero’s welcome, tricked John Cena with a handshake, and applied his F-5 finishing move. Seconds later, he walked away. It was the first of a rumored 30-35 appearances over the next twelve months that Brock will be required to make, as per the $5 million deal he reportedly struck with Vince McMahon. That sound you hear is a retired mixed martial artist who is laughing his way to the bank. (Where was pantomime-fighting at my career fair?)
As we traded snow shovels and rock salt for sunglasses and BBQ’s, Alistair Overeem’s problems grew as fast as Jack’s mythical beanstalk. Just a few days after winning at UFC 141, the Demolition Man was accused of and charged with shoving a woman in the face at a popular hotel in Vegas — a misdemeanor that threatened jail time. Overeem let his lawyer handle the dirty work at his trial in late March, and instead made the fateful decision to attend a UFC 146 press conference to hype his upcoming title fight against JDS.
Unbeknownst to the heavyweights at the media event, the NSAC planned to administer surprise drug tests after the presser, which ultimately revealed that Alistair Overeem was packing an insanely high testosterone/epitestosterone ratio — 14:1 for those of you who like to keep score. And so, the man who once seemed like the rightful heir to the UFC’s heavyweight crown is likely to be suspended, pushed out of a title fight and potentially out of a job, and will be spending a chunk of his summer picking up cans on the side of the highway and discussing his feelings in a circle with other convicted rageaholics. Yes, indeed, the mighty have fallen.
Suddenly, you get mixed emotions thinking back on the main event from New Year’s Eve weekend, 2011. You don’t feel so bad for Brock. Sure, his career was cut short at the hands of a life-threatening illness, but the behemoth is alive and well…and filthy stinking rich. Alistair on the other hand — well let’s just say it’s hard to cheer a liar and a cheat that isn’t named Chael Sonnen.
In a few months, two of the most skilled strikers in the heavyweight division will face each other in the octagon. Junior Dos Santos will defend his title against the Dutch kick-boxer, Alistair Overeem. Junior won his title in November of 2011 on…
In a few months, two of the most skilled strikers in the heavyweight division will face each other in the octagon. Junior Dos Santos will defend his title against the Dutch kick-boxer, Alistair Overeem.
Junior won his title in November of 2011 on the UFC’s first event on FOX. It was the first UFC event on network television, and Junior showed the world how quickly a competition can end if the right punch is landed. Within the first minute of the fight, Junior landed a huge right hook to Cain’s left temple that left him stunned on the ground until Junior lunged in for the finish. That fight was ripe with anticipation of elite striking and a good chance that Cain would take it to the ground if he needed to. Junior made sure that neither took place.
A very similar outlook is anticipated for Junior’s next bout. An exhibit of high level striking should take place this time since he will be facing the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Champion, Alistair Overeem. This will be the ultimate challenge between the youth and the veteran. Alistair is one of the most experienced athletes in the UFC. Throughout his career he’s won multiple championships from across the world, and now he will attempt to win the greatest of them all.
In Alistair’s first fight in the UFC, he overwhelmed Brock Lesnar on the feet and took him out with a leg kick to the abdomen. The pain was visible in Lesnar’s face as he crumbled to the ground. Although Brock’s striking looked better than it has in a few years, Alistair outclassed him. Overeem’s striking was very natural. His knees seemed to land effortlessly in Brock’s gut. I believe this is key for Alistair in his future bouts. If he gets close enough he most definitely can hurt Junior with his knees.
I think Overeem’s most advantageous position against Dos Santos is in the clinch with Junior against the fence. Alistair can cause major damage in close quarters but he has to be wary of Junior’s counter when exiting the clinch. Junior has the tendency to throw huge hooking shots that usually finalize the match. Pressing Dos Santos against the fence will negate these deadly attacks and will provide Alistair opportunities for strong knees and powerful uppercuts. Although Alistair may be the most skilled ‘stand up’ specialist in the heavyweight division, it would be foolish for him to box with Junior. I think Junior’s speed and reflexive athleticism gives him the ability to knock out almost anyone with one of his deadly counters.
Another area where Overeem may have an advantage is on the ground. Junior is trained by the Nogueira brothers in Jiu-Jitsu but has yet to display his abilities in the octagon. Despite the fact that Alistair is known for his striking and is a kick-boxing champion, the majority of his wins are by submission. Junior might not be able to compete with the strength of Alistair on the ground, which is why I think he’ll try to strike with him.
This will be a close one, but I’d put my money on Alistair. He has fought 48 times as a mixed martial artist and 14 times as a kick-boxer. His experience greatly exceeds Junior’s 15 fights. Overeem has faced many opponents similar to Junior. The same cannot be said about Cigano. This is a great match up for the UFC that precedes a bright future for the heavyweight division.
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