by admin on August 21, 2010 | Comments Off
Alistair Cees Overeem (born May 17, 1980) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is the current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion. As of June 2010, he is ranked as the #8 heavyweight in the world by Sherdog.
Overeem was rumored to make his first title defense against Heavyweight Brett Rogers on June 6 at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, however a hand injury scuttled plans for the fight. According to Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, Overeem had suffered a hand infection following a nightclub brawl early May 2009. According to Boon, Alistair and his brother Valentijn – both heavyweights – had been involved in an altercation that left five security staff needing hospital treatment and nearly cost Alistair his hand.
by admin on August 20, 2010 | Comments Off
Stefan Struve (born February 18, 1988) is a Dutch mixed martial artist, currently fighting for the UFC in the heavyweight division. Struve is currently the tallest man fighting in the UFC, standing at 6’11.
Struve lost his UFC debut at UFC 95, losing to Junior dos Santos in the first round after dos Santos stormed Struve with an aggressive flurry. Struve won his next fight at UFC 99 against Denis Stojnic in a bout that saw Struve bleeding profusely from a cut that later required stitches. Struve was badly cut open with hammer fists from Stojnic while on his back in the first round and despite bleeding excessively, he persevered in the second round by gaining his opponent’s back and eventually locking in a rear naked choke to win by submission at 2:37 of the second round.
by admin on August 17, 2010 | Comments Off
Sebastiaan “Bas” Rutten (born February 24, 1965) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist (MMA) and kickboxer. He was the UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak (21 wins, 1 draw). Rutten has beaten many MMA champions over the course of his career, including wins over UFC champions Frank Shamrock, Kevin Randleman, Guy Mezger and Maurice Smith, and wins over King of Pancrase world champions Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. He is currently the co-host of Inside MMA on HDNet.
