Alistair Overeem has confirmed he is retiring from combat sports.
“The Demolition Man” has been going back and forth on his fighting future over the past several months following a 12 month suspension for “a non-performance enhancing drug” his team says was used to treat his injured back. While he told several outlets he was retiring, his team followed that up by clarifying he’d retire — after another fight or two.
That no longer seems to be the plan. Now Overeem is preparing to run for the Dutch House of Representatives as a part of the Belang van Nederland (Interest of the Netherlands) party. His decision was announced by BVNL leader Wybren van Haga on X (formerly Twitt Overeem explained his decision in an interview with Panorama.
“I became frustrated by all the measures during the Corona period,” he said. “The government was talking about a health crisis. But the same government closed all gyms. No one, except Wybren van Haga, talked about health, healthier living and the madness of the freedom-restricting Corona measures.”
Overeem says the government “greatly overstepped its bounds” handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s been a year of change for Alistair, who has spent the last 24 years fighting in kickboxing and MMA. The former Strikeforce, DREAM, and K-1 champion used to be an absolute unit and credited his massive physique to a diet of horse meat. Now he’s gone vegan and believes it’s the only way to alkalize your body to prevent parasites. The diet has certainly dropped him down a weight class or three.
We’ll pass on putting Alistair Overeem’s opinions on diet or politics under a microscope for now and just say thanks for the decades of amazing fights. “Ubereem” leaves with a 47-19 record in MMA.er).
“Martial arts legend Alistair Overeem trades the ring for the political arena,” he wrote. “Together with #BVNL he will fight the real battles for the future of the Netherlands. We are proud to have him by our side!”
He said he got an Anti-inflammatory with testosterone the first time he popped In the UFC.
I’d vote for him for less tyranny and cheaper horse meat
Amsterdammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I hope he steps in to legalise steroids in dutch kickboxing again
Damn near every country [except Sweden] overstepped their bounds this Covid.
Horse meat in every pot!
