Was this prime Alistair Overeem?

Toner said:
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Thoughts?
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Over prime
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krelianx said:
Some people are in for a rude awakening once they hit their mid-late thirties...

That said, the guy was juiced to the gills. He looked leaner in his last fight.

I personally think his best form was between 2008-2010, where he was still fast, mobile, and had crazy power.

When he became a 165lbs monster he was also less mobile.

His fights with Le, Hunt, Vitor and Rogers were scary.
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I met Ubereem at a fan signing 4 years ago. I was 185lbs was training in martial arts, weight trained 5 times a week in my early thirties and was in decent shape.

I took a pic with him and the size difference was just absurd. His musculature was out of this world and I felt if he hit me once, I would legit be in a coma. His fist was half the size of my head and I have big bobblehead like Tito.

Long story short, that was in my prime... Now in my late thirties I'm a weakling that gets injured all the time, but still train 3-4 times a week with better physique than the average dad bod. Old age and hitting your athletic wall sucks.
 
Overeem is awesome
He has given us a ton of quotable lines & memorable moments over 3 distinct eras
His wins & losses are usually in spectacular fashion
 
Sherdog forums were better than porn when Ubereem was around.

Board hasn't been the same without the daily circle jerks. Miss those topics hard.
 
I thought he has scary as hell when he fought Duffee and Rogers. 2 huge guys and he was just ragdolling them.

The combat fan in me wants him to just roid to his hearts content and smash people.
 
One MMA Fan said:
1 round should be enough for that tentative, faking, low output, running version of his.
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The muscle didn't negate the dodgy chin/defence though, even Ubereem couldn't just bumrush a dangerous opponent and the shot Reem landed on Stipe for example could well have finished him.
 
moreorless87 said:
The muscle didn't negate the dodgy chin/defence though, even Ubereem couldn't just bumrush a dangerous opponent and the shot Reem landed on Stipe for example could well have finished him.
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The Uber version had more confidence, meaning he would not be afraid to look at any incoming attacks and as you well know it's way better if you shit coming many boxing old heads will tell you that most KO shots are the ones you don't see, then we add in his constant pressure, Uber was off the charts we wouldn't let you get off so easy on him (only in K1 where ha had the big gloves) the rest in MMA he walks you down, last I would say the extra 30 lbs of size all with a much lower body fat % would have him with more power and a more solid neck to support that glass chin of his for HW standards.

There is no doubt in my mind that the Uber version would have defeated his Eco version, what backing off and trying to sniper a shot in ? all scared shitless no way 2 max 3 minutes and Uber KO's him, it's the same damn fighter only one with extra power, extra confidence, better chin (yea not by much but maybe he can eat 1 before sleep time), better pressure.

This ain't a 10 minutes fight where cardio will become an issue this affair will be handled in 2-3 minutes.

I laugh my ass off when people claim current version is the best lol.. yea sure.. why do you think Reem himself selected the monster route if he didn't think it's the best route to take, he was force after the Lesnar fight to stop it and shit his confidence was super affected by it, he then started his downfall before he finally gather himself back up cause he was loosing to clearly inferior fighters then him roids or not.
 
wrestlefan said:
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Against this man, only prime Fedor would stand a chance.
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Big Foot begs to differ and this is coming from someone who is a huge Reem fan.

Overeem's weakness has always been his chin. Plenty of fighters have found it and blew it up. I do like this new "EcoReem" that Greg Jackson has created down in Albuquerque.
 
One MMA Fan said:
The Uber version had more confidence, meaning he would not be afraid to look at any incoming attacks and as you well know it's way better if you shit coming many boxing old heads will tell you that most KO shots are the ones you don't see, then we add in his constant pressure, Uber was off the charts we wouldn't let you get off so easy on him (only in K1 where ha had the big gloves) the rest in MMA he walks you down, last I would say the extra 30 lbs of size all with a much lower body fat % would have him with more power and a more solid neck to support that glass chin of his for HW standards.

There is no doubt in my mind that the Uber version would have defeated his Eco version, what backing off and trying to sniper a shot in ? all scared shitless no way 2 max 3 minutes and Uber KO's him, it's the same damn fighter only one with extra power, extra confidence, better chin (yea not by much but maybe he can eat 1 before sleep time), better pressure.

This ain't a 10 minutes fight where cardio will become an issue this affair will be handled in 2-3 minutes.

I laugh my ass off when people claim current version is the best lol.. yea sure.. why do you think Reem himself selected the monster route if he didn't think it's the best route to take, he was force after the Lesnar fight to stop it and shit his confidence was super affected by it, he then started his downfall before he finally gather himself back up cause he was loosing to clearly inferior fighters then him roids or not.
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UberReem fought reckless that's why he got tagged by Werdum in their second fight. KOed by Big Foot Silva and Browne.
Reem is better now than he ever was. His fight IQ is better. He picks his shots carefully. He sticks to a legit gameplan.
 
Lay N Pray 101 said:
UberReem fought reckless that's why he got tagged by Werdum in their second fight. KOed by Big Foot Silva and Browne.
Reem is better now than he ever was. His fight IQ is better. He picks his shots carefully. He sticks to a legit gameplan.
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Hello ? sir.. there was no Ubereem in the Travis and Big Foot fights... the only time you saw UBER in the UFC was the Brock fight.

"Overeem, who was scheduled to meet Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title next month at UFC 146 until the promotion replaced him with Frank Mir, issued a written statement explaining why his testosterone to epitestosterone ratio came back at an above-limit 14:1. The NSAC's T/E ratio limit is 6:1."

"I am deeply saddened to announce that on Friday, April 20 - 2012, I respectfully withdrew from the May 26 event so that I can request a continuance until my situation with the Nevada State Athletic Commission is resolved."

Then he got back in February 2013 with no more roids, no more confidence and he took loses to Big Foot, Travis and Big Ben.

Werdum ? what.. those baby punches and then drop right on his back, that dude was scared shitless, such an ugly fight of course he lost it I don't care about stats silly stats with baby punches.

K1 Uber was 280-285 lbs with no fat on him.. while MMA Uber was 275 lbs with the same low body fat %.. he could enter body building competition with that body of his.

Now days we get the 245-250 lbs fat version of him, with running, with low output, with lots of fakes.. he can't take a punch, he only snipes and occasionally tries to set a trap his chin is so done and he knows it he fights not to take a punch, got so much firepower but it's in a glass cannon.
 
SENDOSMASHER said:
I met Ubereem at a fan signing 4 years ago. I was 185lbs was training in martial arts, weight trained 5 times a week in my early thirties and was in decent shape.

I took a pic with him and the size difference was just absurd. His musculature was out of this world and I felt if he hit me once, I would legit be in a coma. His fist was half the size of my head and I have big bobblehead like Tito.

Long story short, that was in my prime... Now in my late thirties I'm a weakling that gets injured all the time, but still train 3-4 times a week with better physique than the average dad bod. Old age and hitting your athletic wall sucks.
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I hear ya
 
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