Bas Rutten Speaks About Alistair Overeem/Golden Glory Dispute

Outspoken mixed martial arts veteran Bas Rutten spoke with Paul Lazenby yesterday to shed some light on the dispute between former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and his former training camp Golden Glory. This interview with Lazenby really got to Bas and you will see in the transcription below how he absolutely goes off on Overeem. When a fighter’s lost three in a row, and there is no hope for him, the trainer is always there for him, helping him again and again, and the management is trying to find fights for him. Understand as well that trainers like Cor Hemmers and Martijn de Jong are busy with the fighter 24 hours a day. I talked to Cor in the past and he told me he couldn’t sleep from all the tension, and about thinking: “What’s the best game plan for Alistair?” Also know that when Alistair [first] came to Cor, when he would get hit, he would turn his back to his opponent and didn’t want to fight! You saw that when he fough...