ALISTAIR OVEREEM RUMORS

Breaking Update: Brock Lesnar In Talks With UFC...

As reported earlier, Brock Lesnar was in attendance at UFC 146. At the post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White stated that Lesnar, who retired after a TKO loss to Alistair Overeem in December, may make a comeback to mixed martial arts. We know that Dana and Brock had a face-to-face meeting late last night in Las Vegas. After retiring from MMA in December, Lesnar...
Via eWrestlingNews  |  4 days ago

Alistair Overeem to Return to UFC as Top Contender Following Suspension

When heavyweight Alistair Overeem (Pictured) was issued a nine-month suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, UFC president Dana White suggested Overeem’s career with the organization could be over. Fast forward 30 days and it appears the UFC is still in the Overeem business, though White has insisted on stepping aside and allowing co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta to deal...
Via 5thRound.com  |  4 days ago

UFC: With Overeem Out, Mir Moves Into Title Picture

Alistair Overeem was suspended for a failed drug test, giving Frank Mir a possible title shot. After number one contender for the UFC Heavyweight Championship Alistair Overeem was handed a nine month suspension after testing positive in a pre-fight drug test, it triggered the entire upcoming UFC 146 main card to be redone and giving one man another shot for the belt. Overeem tested...
Via Double G Sports  |  13 days ago

Overeem suspended for nine months

The Alistair Overeem saga got a little bit of closure on Tuesday. In some ways, it wasn't the kind he and his legal team were hoping for. In others, he may have gotten some leniency. Overeem, appearing before the Nevada State Athletic Commission in Las Vegas, was denied a request for a continuance in his hearing in the matter of a positive test for elevated testosterone levels...
Via Fox Sports  |  April 24, 2012

Alistair Overeem going with Ryan Braun Excuse

He's smart T... UFC big man Alistair Overeem is finally speaking out on his failed drug test earlier this month. Here’s what the UFC heavyweight contender had to say in a release by Authentic Sports Management via Cage Potato, ” My doctor prescribed, and I accepted, an anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone. I was completely unaware that testosterone...
Via Terez Owens  |  April 23, 2012

Junior dos Santos reacts to Frank Mir replacing Alistair Overeem at UFC 146

With coverage for UFC 145: “Jones vs. Evans” in full swing for the event set to go down tonight (Sat., April 21, 2012) live on pay-per-view, a major announcement got lost in the shuffle of news updates last night. UFC President Dana White announced, seemingly out of the blue, that Alistair Overeem has been officially pulled from the UFC 146 main event, where he was scheduled...
Via cheap-heat  |  April 21, 2012

Alistair Overeem Out, Frank Mir Now Fights Junior dos Santos at UFC 146

Although Alistair Overeem wasn’t worried about obtaining a fight license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission to challenge heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos, despite the fact he failed his pre-fight drug test after registering more than twice the legal limit for testosterone, UFC president Dana White isn’t taking any chances and has pulled Overeem from the title...
Via 5thRound.com  |  April 21, 2012

Alistair Overeem Files for UFC 146 Fight License, Hearing Set for April 24th

Don’t close the door on Alistair Overeem’s (Pictured) participation in UFC 146 just yet. According to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer, the heavyweight top contender filed his application for a fight license late last week. The controversial kickboxer is scheduled to stand before the commission at 9AM PT on April 24th to explain the elevated...
Via 5thRound.com  |  April 09, 2012

Details Emerge Regarding Alistair Overeem’s Failed Drug Test

Stand clear of Holland’s horse meat. According to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer, UFC heavyweight top contender Alistair Overeem (Pictured) registered a Testosterone/Epitestosterone (T/E) ratio of 14:1 in his flunked UFC 146 pre-fight drug exam. Kizer initially announced Wednesday that Overeem had failed his screening when elevated levels of...
Via 5thRound.com  |  April 05, 2012

Alistair Overeem To Stand Trial In Assault Case March 27 In Vegas

We reported last January that Alistair Overeem had been charged with misdemeanor battery stemming for a New Year’s Eve Party In Las Vegas. The time has come for Overeem to face those charges in a no-jury trial on March 27 in Las Vegas courts. Overeem was never arrested or detained for the charges pending against [...]
Via BJPenn.com  |  March 15, 2012
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