The Demolition Man

Ladies and Gentlemen...meet the Demolition Man, Alistair Overeem.

Overeem is a Dutchman, training out of Team Golden Glory. He is the current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and a PRIDE veteran. Overeem won the title back in 2007 with a KO of Paul Buentello and has not competed in the US since. However, Overeem has been very active over the last two and a half years fighting in seven MMA bouts and six K-1 bouts. In the last six months, Overeem has fought six times - three under MMA rules and three under K-1 rules.

Approaching 30 years old, Alistair believes he is now in his prime and wants only to fight the best competition available. On May 15th, Overeem will defend his title for the first time against Brett Rogers in St. Louis, Missouri.

Overeem carries a 32-11 MMA record with twelve wins by TKO or KO and nineteen coming by submission, with only one decision victory. He has been finished by TKO or KO six times, submitted twice and lost two decisions.

Standing 196 cm (or 6'5") tall and weighing 118 kg (or 260 lbs.) having fought as a light heavyweight was a struggle for Overeem. He stated that during his training in the past he was not even able to do body weight resistance conditioning because he would get too bulky and wouldn't be able to make weight. Since making the move to heavyweight he has not lost an MMA fight and looks to be more destructive than ever before.

In a recent interview with MMAmania.com Overeem discussed his fight with Rogers, his desire to fight Brock Lesnar and why Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 are ducking him. Check out the full interview here.