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Valentijn Overeem Bio
Valentijn Overeem (born 17 August 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who competes as a heavyweight. He has previously fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS and Strikeforce. He holds notable wins over UFC hall-of-famer Randy Couture, K-1 Stand out Ray Sefo, English MMA Veteran Ian 'The Machine' Freeman, former Pancrase Heavyweight Champion: Kazuo Takahashi, former 2 time RINGS Openweight Champion: Kiyoshi Tamura, and Brazilian 'Babalu' Sobral.
Biography and career
Overeem was born in Amersfoort, but now lives in Belgiumand is currently associated with the Imperial Athletics gym where he trains with his younger brother Alistair. He holds notable wins over Renato Sobral,and Ray Sefo all by submission.
On 9 June 2010, Valentijn signed to fight under the Strikeforce banner. He was scheduled to fight Antonio Silva on 4 December 2010, but suffered an injury that caused him to withdraw from the fight. He eventually made his promotional debut against Ray Sefo at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on 12 February 2011 where he won in the first round by using a neck crank.
Valentijn then returned against Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on 18 June 2011, in Dallas, Texas. Overeem lost as he tapped out due to punches.
On 3 August 2011, Golden Glory announced that Overeem had been released from his contract by Strikeforce.
On 25 February, Valentijn won his fight against Polish kickboxer and mixed maritial artist Marcin Różalski at KSW 18 in Płock, Poland. He replaced injured Jerome Le Banner and took the fight on 2 days notice. Valentijn won by submission (toe hold) in the first round.
Championships and Accomplishments
- Fighting Network RINGS
- RINGS King of Kings 2000 Tournament Runner Up
