Alistair Overeem

Alistair Cees Overeem is an English-born Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, interim DREAM Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and one of only two fighters to hold world titles in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. In addition, he is the only fighter to simultaneously hold three championship belts (Strikeforce, K1 and DREAM). He holds dual victories over Fabricio Werdum, Mark Hunt and Vitor Belfort, and has also beaten former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Champions Andrei Arlovski, Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar. Alistair had his first professional kickboxing fight at the age of 17 years in a K-1 rules fight on 15 November 1997, winning the fight. He had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by submission on 24 October 1999 at ‘It’s Showtime’, the first event of the eponymously named promotion. On 6 September 2011, Alistair signed a contract with the UFC. As of 18 August 2020, he is 5th in the official UFC heavyweight rankings. Alistair is considered one of the best rounded heavyweights in the sport, although he’s mainly known for his excellence and power on the striking field. People will also call him ‘The Demolition Man’ or ‘The Reem’.
In this video Alistair gives advice about physical health.

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Content

These videos form part of the book 'The Secret Balance of Champions – Health Challenges in Elite Sport'. The Secret Balance of Champions is about the health challenges that elite athletes may encounter during or after their career. The book consists of eight chapters, compiled by some of the best sports and medical experts in the world, and features the unique stories of 32 champions. This is a ‘must-read’ book for anyone striving to become the best version of themselves!

In the book: Petr Czech, Mo Farah, Marianne Timmer, Kiki Bertens, Dwight Phillips, Ila Borders, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Geremi Njitap Fotso, Danka Barteková, Arjen Robben, Maarten van der Weijden, Abhinav Bindra, Lydia Williams, Evgeniy Levchenko, Marit Bjørgen, Niccoló Campriani, Dorian van Rijsselberghe, Epke Zonderland, Blake Leeper, Elise Christie, Nouchka Fontijn, Zanele Mdodana, Florence Schelling, Alistair Overeem, Sarah Gregorius, Willie Gault, Chris Hoy, Steven Kitshoff, Jetze Plat, Suresh Raina, Apolo Anton Ohno, Chris Froome, and a foreword written by Marco van Basten.

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‘The Secret Balance of Champions’ was created and co-written by Vincent Gouttebarge (FIFPRO Chief Medical Officer), Gino Kerkhoffs (Orthopaedic Surgeon in elite sport at Amsterdam UMC) and Margriet de Schutter (former short-track speed skater and founder of Extopsporter.nl, an online platform for active and former elite athletes).

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