Can you imagine the collective punishment Alistair received in MMA and kickboxing pre-UFC?But JDS got Cain'ed twice before their fight.
Alex is much better. Reem juiced and beat the shit out of guys with pure power. Reem has good stand up but no chin and not Alex level.That's a tough one sir.
Alex is double champ in Glory, but Reem won a K1 tournament.
Alistair had his chance to be champ. He got humbledAlex is a champ, Alistair maybe had a chance pre-USADA. Well shit, if Alistair is on his back he's already gassed.
ThisPoatan: Beats the current and former middleweight champion, and two light heavyweight champions
Overeem: I don't see him as a champion.
If Jan could have submitted or get a GNP stoppage on the mat, he would have. He had plenty of opportunity. Alex has solid counter grappling at this point, its plain to see. He's never going to be an offensive submission guy but why would he?
Overeem is always going to be a fun guy, but his career speaks for itself. He almost immediately got busted for PEDS upon joining the UFC, shrank, then resumed getting knocked out every third fight. Imagine getting knocked out by guys with the skill level of Travis and Bigfoot and having something to say about Alex.
Three. JIRI, JAN, HILLWell so far at LHW he's beaten 2 title holders that were previous champs in both Jiri and Jan. It's not like he's been crushing cans.
Reem lasted a long long term as an elite fighter but he was always flaky, never had a run of consistently beating elite opponents for several years.Alex is much better. Reem juiced and beat the shit out of guys with pure power. Reem has good stand up but no chin and not Alex level.
I mean, Alastair did fight the bigger legends. However, Perriera just did more being 2 division champ.Who has the better Kickboxing career Alex or Alister?
reem won k1 when those were some roidy mofos. take it as a positive or a negative, im just supplying information.That's a tough one sir.
Alex is double champ in Glory, but Reem won a K1 tournament.
I would argue when Reem won the Grand Prix he got a little bit lucky with how the tournament played out.That's a tough one sir.
Alex is double champ in Glory, but Reem won a K1 tournament.
Reem lasted a long long term as an elite fighter but he was always flaky, never had a run of consistently beating elite opponents for several years.
That was probably his best run in MMA but still most of it wasnt really top level guys, Rogers, Werdum and Lesnar were the only ones I think would have been ranked top 10 at the time, maybe Hunt but that was during his very bad run of form post Pride.He had one consistent run until he got caught with roids. His DREAM + Strikeforce run and the first UFC fight he looked like an unbeatable giant.
He did have his moments after that here and there. The jds ko, hunt ko, mir and Roy were completely dominated and he almost beat stipe when they fought for the beltThat was probably his best run in MMA but still most of it wasnt really top level guys, Rogers, Werdum and Lesnar were the only ones I think would have been ranked top 10 at the time, maybe Hunt but that was during his very bad run of form post Pride.
His K-1 run during that time was good as well but he still lost to Remy and the rematch with Hari.
Again I think what really made him stand out career wise is that he lasted 20 years(ish) as a high level MMA fighter/kickboxer.He did have his moments after that here and there. The jds ko, hunt ko, mir and Roy were completely dominated and he almost beat stipe when they fought for the belt
That, and how many times he was able to reinvent himselfAgain I think what really made him stand out career wise is that he lasted 20 years(ish) as a high level MMA fighter/kickboxer.
Who has the better Kickboxing career Alex or Alister?