Alistair Overeem News
UFC on ESPN+ 7 Results: Alistair Overeem TKO’s Aleksei Oleinik (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - April 20, 2019
A heavyweight bout featuring perennial division contenders Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik headlined today’s UFC event in St. Petersburg. Alistair Overeem was last seen in action at November’s UFC event in Beijing, where he scored a first round TKO victory over Sergey Pavlovich.
UFC St. Petersburg weigh-in results: Alistair Overeem, Alexey Oleynik get green light
Tom Taylor - April 19, 2019
This Saturday, the UFC will return to ESPN+ with the exciting UFC St. Petersburg card. This card will be topped by a key heavyweight contender bout between former Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 champ Alistair Overeem and Russian submission specialist Alexey Oleynik. It will also feature a host of rising contenders and prospects such as Islam Makhachev, Sergei Pavlovich, Ivan Shtyrkov, and Antonina Shevchenko.
EXCLUSIVE | Alexey Oleynik might try to 'surprise' Alistair Overeem
Cole Shelton - April 18, 2019
In the main event of UFC St. Petersburg, Alistair Overeem was supposed to take on Russian Alex Volkov. However, just a few weeks from the fight, Volkov pulled out of the fight leaving the UFC searching for a replacement. After a quick text message to the man who headlined the first-ever UFC event in Russia, in Alexey Oleynik, they had a new main event. “The UFC proposed me this fight,” Oleynik told BJPENN.com. “They texted me that we need an opponent for Alistair Overeem, and I said yes I am ready. This is very important for me. If I had to choose between a big name and a non-big name I will pick the big name even if it is more dangerous. Overeem has a name and a ranking and that is most important to me. Money doesn’t matter, it is the same money.”
More reasons to watch UFC St. Petersburg
Mike Straus - April 18, 2019
The UFC will return to our screens this weekend with UFC St. Petersburg. The card is topped by a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Alexey Oleynik. A heavyweight bout at the top of the bill is a great way to pull casual fans in. However, upon further review, the seventh offering on the ESPN+ platform promises to entertain on an even deeper level.
Alexander Volkov withdraws from UFC St. Petersburg headliner, Alistair Overeem now meets Alexey Oleynik
Tom Taylor - April 3, 2019
The main event of the UFC’s April 20 debut in St. Petersburg, Russia, has experienced a pretty significant change. The card was originally supposed to be headlined by a heavyweight showdown between former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem and former Bellator heavyweight champ Alexander Volkov. But now, Volkov has been forced off the card and replaced by Russian grappler Alexey Oleynik. This news was first reported by Ariel Helwani of ESPN.
Report | UFC returns to Russia in April, Alistair Overeem projected to face Alexander Volkov
Drake Riggs - January 11, 2019
September 15, 2018, marked the UFC’s very first trip over to Russia. This, of course, was just the continuation of the European expansion for the worldwide leader in MMA as the second event in the promotion’s history is set. According to MMA Team Dagestan, the UFC will hold their second event in Russia in St Petersburg on April 20. The venue name was not listed, but it is to be in the newest stadium in St Petersburg that can hold up to 80,000 people. The event will be aired on ESPN+.
Alistair Overeem challenges 'hot balls' Derrick Lewis after big win at UFC Beijing
Drake Riggs - November 26, 2018
Even though things have simmered down for Derrick Lewis after UFC 229…the heavyweight division is on all sorts of fire right now. This past Saturday in the co-main event of the UFC’s return to China for UFC Beijing, “The Demolitions Man” Alistair Overeem rebounded in a big way as he put a first-round beatdown on the newcomer Sergey Pavlovich.
What's next for the heavyweight stars of UFC Beijing?
Cole Shelton - November 25, 2018
UFC Beijing featured two heavyweight fights that had major impacts on the divisional rankings. In the main event, Francis Ngannou took on Curtis Blaydes in a highly anticipated rematch. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, veteran Alistair Overeem took on UFC newcomer Sergey Pavlovich. Ultimately, both Overeem and Ngannou won their fights by knockout, which will surely cause both to surge up the divisional rankings. Blaydes and Pavlovich, meanwhile, will have to return to the drawing board.
MMA Community reacts to Alistair Overeem stopping Sergey Pavlovich
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
A heavyweight bout between former Strikeforce and DREAM champion Alistair Overeem and promotional newcomer Sergey Pavlovich co-headlined tonight’s UFC Beijing event. Alistair Overeem entered tonight’s UFC Beijing event looking to rebound, this after suffering stoppage losses to Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou in his two most recent efforts.
UFC Beijing Results: Alistair Overeem TKO's Sergey Pavlovich (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
A heavyweight bout featuring former Strikeforce and DREAM champion Alistair Overeem taking on Sergey Pavlovich co-headlined tonight’s UFC Beijing event. Alistair Overeem entered tonight’s UFC Beijing event on a two-fight losing streak. “The Reem” suffered stoppage losses to Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou in his two most recent efforts.
Alistair Overeem says he 'had to Google' his UFC Beijing opponent
Tom Taylor - November 23, 2018
On Saturday night (early Saturday morning in North America), in the co-main event of UFC Beijing, former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will return to the Octagon. His opponent in this bout will be Sergey Pavlovich, a former Fight Nights Global heavyweight champion who is making his promotional debut. If you’re not familiar with Sergey Pavlovich, you can’t really be faulted. Alistair Overeem admits he didn’t know who Pavlovich was either when the bout was first offered.
Report | Alistair Overeem to battle Sergey Pavlovich at UFC Beijing
Tom Taylor - October 18, 2018
Former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem could be back in our lives quite soon. According to a report from Farah Hannoun on Twitter, the decorated heavyweight star has been linked to a showdown with the debuting Sergey Pavlovich at UFC Beijing this November 24.
Alistair Overeem issues statement on UFC 225 loss to Curtis Blaydes: I always come back
Tom Taylor - June 11, 2018
Alistair Overeem’s anticipated return to the cage, which pitted him against rising heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes at UFC 225 last Saturday night, did not go the way he planned. Quite the opposite, in fact. In the third round of this heavyweight attraction, Overeem was pulverized by a series of Blaydes elbows in a bloody display that looked something like a raspberry being crushed by a hammer. It was, without exaggeration, as violent a stoppage as you’ll see in the perilous sport of MMA.
UFC 225 Results: Curtis Blaydes stops Alistair Overeem in Round 3
Chris Taylor - June 9, 2018
A key heavyweight scrap between former title challenger Alistair Overeem and surging division contender Curtis Blaydes served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 225 prelims on FS1. Former Strikeforce and DREAM champion Alistair Overeem entered tonight’s contest with a 43-16 overall record while his opponent Curtis Blaydes entered the matchup 9-1.
Dana White explains why CM Punk got UFC 225 main card spot instead of Alistair Overeem
Tom Taylor - May 28, 2018
The UFC 225 bout order has been the subject of much controversy among fans. The controversy stems from the fact that former pro wrestler CM Punk and his opponent Mike Jackson, both of whom own 0-1 MMA records, are on the pay-per-view main card, while former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem and his opponent Curtis Blaydes have been relegated to the undercard. Overeem and Blaydes were originally expected to be on the UFC 225 main card, but were bumped from their spot to make room for a women’s featherweight contender bout between Holly Holm and Megan Anderson. While nobody is complaining that this featherweight bout has been added to the main card, the widespread opinion is that if any bout should have been bumped from the pay-per-view to make room for it, it should have been Punk’s. Not Overeem’s.
Alistair Overeem explains why he's ok with being bumped off the UFC 225 main card
Tom Taylor - May 22, 2018
Over the weekend, during the UFC Chile broadcast, we learned that the UFC had made a pretty significant adjustment to the UFC 225 main card. This adjustment saw Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes‘s heavyweight contender bout bumped from the main card to the prelims, and Holly Holm and Megan Anderson’s featherweight contender bout moved to the main card in its place. Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Overeem explained why he’s not too bothered by this change to the UFC 225 main card.
Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes removed from UFC 225 main card
Chris Taylor - May 19, 2018
A highly anticipated heavyweight fight between perennial contenders Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes will take place at UFC 225 on June 9 in Chicago. BJPENN.com’s Tom Taylor first reported the clash of heavyweights back in February.
Curtis Blaydes Wants His Title Shot With Win Over Alistair Overeem at UFC 225
Justin Golightly - March 15, 2018
Unless you count the overturned win over Adam Milstead due to the Devil’s tobacco, Curtis Blaydes has quietly stacked up a five-fight win streak. His latest over Mark Hunt was the biggest of his career and he’s looking to use that as a springboard right into his huge Chicago fight with Alistair Overeem. Overeem will be battling to keep his spot, while Blaydes has a chance to finally reach the top of the heavyweight division for a shot at the title. “I feel like I’m getting a bit more of a push, but this isn’t a trap fight for [Alistair Overeem] or me, this is just good matchmaking. It’s really the only fight that made sense. Cause they weren’t gonna give him [Francis] Ngannou again, they weren’t gonna give him another title shot without beating someone else, they weren’t gonna give him Mark Hunt again. It was either me or Cain [Velasquez], and I’m guessing maybe Cain’s injured still, I don’t know what’s going on with that. But he didn’t really have too many options, so it only made sense that it would be me and him.”