Fighting Network Rings , trademarked as RINGS , is a Japanese combat sport promotion that has lived three distinct periods: shoot style puroresu promotion from its inauguration to 1995, mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion from 1995 to its 2002 disestablishment, and a revived MMA promotion from 2008 onward.
41-451: Overeem is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alistair Overeem (born 1980), Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, brother of Valentijn Casper van Overeem (1893–1927), Dutch mycologist Joris van Overeem (born 1994), Dutch footballer Valentijn Overeem (born 1976), Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
82-587: A 10–3 record in Fighting Network Rings , M-1 , It's Showtime , and 2 Hot 2 Handle, Overeem debuted in the Pride Fighting Championships on 20 July 2002, defeating Yusuke Imamura by TKO in 44 seconds. Overeem won two more fights in Pride before entering the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2003 and losing to future UFC Light heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in
123-480: A Zuffa contract, including former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen , Norwegian UFC Heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo , and even brother Valentijn Overeem . Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated he has since changed the policy, and that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal if the right terms are offered, which he later received. After much speculation, on 6 September 2011 it
164-557: A career in kickboxing before returning to traditional puroresu. The MMA promotion ZST was founded in November 2002 to accommodate former Japanese RINGS fighters who remained competitors in mixed martial arts. Following the dissolution of Hero's and the conclusion of Maeda's involvement with FEG, Maeda revived the RINGS brand for a new series of MMA events named The Outsider . The first RINGS The Outsider event occurred on March 30, 2008. Over
205-403: A hand injury, most likely caused from his nightclub brawl. Alistair defeated Tony Sylvester at Golden Glory's 10-year anniversary celebration with a standing guillotine choke. He used the same choke only eight days later to submit James Thompson at Dream 12 . Overeem was set to face Andrei Arlovski at Dynamite!! 2009 , but FEG instead opted to have him face Kazuyuki Fujita to keep with
246-426: 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. Overeem was scheduled to make his first Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship defence in a rematch against Fabrício Werdum at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg , but had to pull out due to
287-454: A spot in the Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination Absolute . He fought Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Fabrício Werdum , and lost via kimura in the second round. On 9 June 2006, Overeem travelled to San Jose, California , to win a rematch with Vitor Belfort by decision at Strikeforce: Revenge . A month later Overeem returned to Pride for a highly anticipated rematch with Antônio Rogério Nogueira . Overeem entered
328-556: A submission win over Michael Knaap at K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam (despite K-1 being a kickboxing promotion, the bout was fought under MMA rules). On 17 September 2007, at the Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final, Alistair faced Sergei Kharitonov again. Overeem showed solid movement as soon as the first round began, but he suffered a KO loss just before the end of the first round. On 16 November 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for
369-634: Is also a one-time challenger for the UFC Heavyweight Championship . Overeem was born in Hounslow , London , England, to a Jamaican father and a Dutch mother, whose maternal great-grandmother was an illegitimate child of King William III of the Netherlands . When he was six years old, his parents divorced and he moved with his mother and older brother to the Netherlands , where he grew up in
410-464: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alistair Overeem Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer . He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion , Dream Heavyweight Champion , K-1 World Grand Prix Champion , and was the first fighter to hold world titles in MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. Overeem
451-543: The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). Overeem had a 14-to-1 testosterone-to-epitestosterone (T/E) ratio, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1. On Friday 20 April 2012 UFC President Dana White confirmed that Overeem had been removed from his fight with dos Santos and replaced by Frank Mir . One day prior to his meeting with the NSAC, Overeem released a prepared statement to the media in which he claims
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533-601: The DREAM vs. Sengoku theme. Overeem quickly overpowered his opponent and recorded a knockout with a knee to the head. Overeem next faced Brett Rogers on 15 May 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship . He won the fight via TKO in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Overeem declared for another time that he wants to fight Fedor Emelianenko , claiming that Fedor's management can no longer ignore his presence. The majority of Alistair Overeem's pre-fight training camp took place at
574-452: The Night bonus. Overeem faced Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on 10 September 2016 at UFC 203 . Overeem dropped Miocic with a quick straight left punch before losing the fight via knockout in the first round. Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors. Overeem faced Mark Hunt in a rematch on 4 March 2017 at UFC 209 . He won the fight via knockout in
615-486: The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, alongside Fabrício Werdum , Sergei Kharitonov , Brett Rogers , Josh Barnett , Andrei Arlovski , Antônio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko . A rematch with Fabrício Werdum took place on 18 June 2011, at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight-man heavyweight tournament. Overeem defeated Werdum by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28). On 17 July, it
656-598: The Strikeforce organization as Zuffa exercised their right to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract. It was revealed that the reason behind Overeem's release from Strikeforce was not due to his unwillingness to participate in the Grand Prix semi-finals, but due to Golden Glory's policy requiring that the money fighters made through fights be paid through their management first. This disagreement led not only to Overeem's release but also other Golden Glory stars under
697-401: The body, and went on to finish the fight with a kick to the liver and subsequent punches at 2:26 of the first round. The victory earned him a heavyweight title shot against champion Junior dos Santos . Overeem was scheduled to fight UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos on 26 May 2012 at UFC 146 . However, on 4 April 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by
738-442: The city of Amersfoort . As a child, Overeem started training martial arts with his older brother Valentijn in order to defend himself from bullying . He decided to pursue a competitive sports career by his brother's example, first in judo and later track and field and basketball . At the age of 15, he followed Valentijn into Chris Dolman 's Martial Arts gym to become a professional fighter. Alistair initially did not like
779-477: The day of his drug test. He was allowed to reapply after this time period in December 2012. Overeem returned to face Antônio Silva on 2 February 2013 at UFC 156 . Leading up to the fight, Overeem was dismissive of Silva's skills, claiming he was better than his opponent in every aspect of MMA. Despite being a heavy betting favourite and having won rounds one and two, an overconfident Overeem lost to Silva by KO in
820-474: The dissolution of Newborn UWF . At that time, Maeda and Mitsuya Nagai were the only two people to transfer from UWF, wrestlers such as Kiyoshi Tamura , Hiromitsu Kanehara and Kenichi Yamamoto would later also transfer from UWF International . Despite starting out as a shoot style professional wrestling promotion, RINGS showcased primitive MMA fights, as early as 1991, and notably promoted shoot style wrestling matches alongside these legitimate fights on
861-434: The event was eventually postponed. The fight was rescheduled to 16 May 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris . Overeem was dropped and almost finished early in the first round, but went onto dominate the fight with ground and pound, eventually finishing Harris with a head kick and more ground and pound for a second-round TKO win. Fighting Network Rings RINGS was founded by Akira Maeda on May 11, 1991, following
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#1732891869334902-438: The fight by unanimous decision. A bout with Junior dos Santos was rescheduled for 19 December 2015 at UFC on Fox 17 . He won the fight via TKO in the second round. On 15 February 2016, Overeem announced that he had signed a new contract with the UFC. Overeem faced Andrei Arlovski on 8 May 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87 . He won the fight via TKO early in the second round. Subsequently, he earned his first Performance of
943-452: The fight via TKO in the first round. Overeem was expected to face Alexander Volkov on 20 April 2019 at UFC Fight Night 149 . Volkov was forced to withdraw from the bout, and was replaced by Alexey Oleynik . After a few back-and-forth exchanges, Overeem won the fight via technical knockout in round one. Overeem was expected to face Walt Harris on 7 December 2019 at UFC on ESPN 7 . However, Harris pulled out on 1 November 2019 due to
984-721: The fight with a heavily taped neck. After controlling the first round and a half with his striking, Overeem was stumbled from a punch, and Nogueira followed with a flurry of strikes. Worried Overeem would be more severely injured, his corner threw in the towel. At Pride Final Conflict Absolute , Overeem lost to Ricardo Arona . Overeem was on the receiving end of a leg kick that caused a non-serious injury to his nerves, causing him to lose feeling in his foot and leg. Unable to mount much offence or defend against Arona, Overeem tapped out to avoid further injury. He then suffered another KO loss to Maurício Rua at Pride 33 , but returned in June 2007 with
1025-418: The fight, attacking Browne with a flurry of knees and punches. Browne recovered and defeated Overeem via TKO with a front kick. Overeem was scheduled to face Frank Mir on 16 November 2013 at UFC 167 . However, the pairing was moved to 1 February 2014 at UFC 169 . He defeated Mir by unanimous decision and called out Brock Lesnar in his post-fight interview. Overeem injured his elbow and decided to take
1066-480: The newly opened Golden Glory Gym in Pattaya , Thailand , where "The Demolition Man" concentrated on the further improvement of his Muay Thai skills. Overeem faced Todd Duffee on 31 December 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010 . He defeated Duffee by way of knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the interim DREAM Heavyweight Championship . In early 2011, Overeem was named as one of eight men that will take part of
1107-450: The ongoing search for his missing step-daughter, and he was replaced by Jairzinho Rozenstruik . He lost the fight via knockout in the last four seconds of the fifth round after being up on all three judges' scorecards (39–37, 39–37, and 40–36). The bout with Walt Harris was rescheduled to take place on 11 April 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic ,
1148-428: The opening round. Overeem moved on to fight Igor Vovchanchyn in the quarterfinals at Pride Critical Countdown 2005 and won via submission in under two minutes. Overeem lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion Maurício Rua . In February 2006, Overeem fought Russian Top Team favourite Sergei Kharitonov . Overeem won, dislocating Kharitonov's shoulder in the process. With his win over Kharitonov, Overeem secured
1189-443: The positive result of the drug test came as a result of a doctor-prescribed "anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone." Overeem's lawyer filed a continuation request for additional time to gather support for his recent claim, which was voted on by the NSAC on 24 April 2012. The request was denied and the NSAC voted unanimously to deny Overeem's application status for a period of nine months, dating back to 27 March,
1230-634: The quarterfinal match. Overeem rebounded to defeat Tomohiko Hashimoto at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 in 36 seconds. On 31 October 2004, Overeem fought Hiromitsu Kanehara , defeating him by TKO in the second round at Pride 28 . Overeem lost his next fight against Brazilian Top Team fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira . In 2005, Overeem entered the Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2005 , in which he defeated UFC Light heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort by submission in
1271-461: The same cards. Beginning in 1995, RINGS ceased promoting their product as professional wrestling and following founder Akira Maeda's retirement in 1999, the promotion transitioned into a full-fledged MMA promotion. In its early years, the promotion often brought in fighters and professional wrestlers from Shooto , Pancrase , and Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi to compete against RINGS fighters. Maeda retired from active duty in 1998, leaving Tamura as
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1312-435: The sport, as he was routinely beaten by more experienced students, but he changed his mind when he met Bas Rutten and Joop Kasteel , after which he fully dedicated himself to training. Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by submission on 24 October 1999 ( 1999-10-24 ) at It's Showtime , the first event of the eponymously named promotion. After posting
1353-455: The standards of the commission. Overeem submitted a second test through his personal physician, which was also deemed unacceptable before flying out of the country. Overeem was ultimately given a conditional license for the fight by the committee during a meeting held on 12 December 2011. On 30 December 2011, at UFC 141 , Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event against Brock Lesnar . Overeem hurt Lesnar multiple times early on with knees to
1394-496: The third round. A third fight with Fabrício Werdum took place on 8 July 2017 at UFC 213 . Overeem won the fight by majority decision. Overeem faced Francis Ngannou on 2 December 2017 at UFC 218 . He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Overeem faced Curtis Blaydes on 9 June 2018 at UFC 225 . He lost the fight via TKO due to elbows in the third round. Overeem faced promotional newcomer Sergei Pavlovich on 24 November 2018 at UFC Fight Night 141 . He won
1435-406: The third round. Overeem was expected to face former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos on 25 May 2013 at UFC 160 . However, in early March, Overeem pulled out of the bout, citing an injury and was replaced by Mark Hunt . For his third fight with the promotion, Overeem faced Travis Browne in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 26 on 17 August 2013. Overeem was dominant early in
1476-470: The time out to have surgery, expecting to return in September 2014. On 9 July, the UFC announced he would face Ben Rothwell on 5 September 2014 at UFC Fight Night 50 . Rothwell defeated Overeem via TKO in the first round. Overeem faced Stefan Struve at UFC on Fox 13 on 13 December 2014. He won the fight via KO in the first round. Overeem next faced Roy Nelson on 14 March 2015 at UFC 185 . He won
1517-655: The top star, but the collapse of UWF International and the subsequent rise of PRIDE provided competition that proved to be too much for the promotion. On February 15, 2002, RINGS ceased activity. Many Japanese RINGS stars, including Masayuki Naruse , Wataru Sakata and Hiroyuki Ito, made the transition back into traditional puroresu (although Naruse continued to compete sporadically in MMA). Kiyoshi Tamura , Hiromitsu Kanehara , Yoshihisa Yamamoto and Tsuyoshi Kosaka continued competing in MMA, most notably for PRIDE. Mitsuya Nagai began
1558-427: The vacant Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship by submission due to knee strikes. On 15 June 2008 Overeem won by KO in the first round against Lee Tae-Hyun at DREAM 4. On 21 July 2008, Overeem defeated K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Mark Hunt in the first round by submission at Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round . His next fight was against Mirko Cro Cop at Dream 6 on 23 September 2008. The bout
1599-576: Was announced that Overeem had signed a contract with the UFC , and that his first fight would be against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar on 30 December 2011 at UFC 141 . The lead up to the fight was rife with controversy. In November 2011, both competitors were required by the NSAC to comply with out-of-competition drug testing. Lesnar delivered his sample screen on 21 November, while Overeem delivered his on 23 November. The screen, however, did not meet
1640-434: Was announced that Overeem was removed from the promotion's 2011 Heavyweight Grand Prix. Overeem went on to state that he felt the September date was too soon for him to return, and that he needed time to rest and heal after his 18 June quarterfinal decision win over Fabrício Werdum . Overeem was swapped out for unbeaten up-and-comer Daniel Cormier . Subsequently, on 29 July, it was announced that Overeem had been released from
1681-414: Was stopped about halfway through the first round and declared a no-contest, after Overeem landed multiple knees to the groin of Cro Cop. Overeem was rumoured to be making his first title defence against Brett Rogers on 6 June 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