Alistair Overeem Poised To Push For UFC Gold
4 years agoAlistair Overeem (46-18) will enter a professional mixed martial arts cage for the 65th time Saturday night. Overeem has been a part of the UFC since December of 2011 when he made an impressive organizational debut, knocking out Brock Lesnar. Forty one of his 46 career bouts have come by finish, with his knockout-to-submission rate very similar. The No. 5 UFC heavyweight is a solid striker, landing 73% of his strikes along with 3.65 significant strikes per minute. The 40-year-old is showing there is still plenty in the tank, winning three of his last four bouts. The lone loss was to Jairzinho Rozenstruik, where Overeem was winning until he was knocked out. DraftKings has Overeem priced at $8,800. His opponent, Augusto Sakai, is 4-0 in the UFC since winning his Contender Series bout to earn his UFC contract.
Source: UFC
Source: UFC