Here are my loose notes in no particular order
If you guys have any questions, I will try to work them into the interview
Valentijn Overeem
60 pro fights and only been to a decision 2x’s
30 wins - 29 finishes - 1 Dec
Gilbert Yvel - GG Amsterdam w/ Lucien Carbin
- GY got kicked out and went to Vos Gym w/ Hippolyte
VO - GG Breda Cora Hemmers
Submitted Randy Coutore Ray Sefo and Babalu
Moved to Florida
Gilber Yvell won by arm bar
- VO was beating him standing and even knocked GY down
Smokes cigarettes
Diababate - W Reverse Guillotine
Pride 15
Bas Rutten said that VO was a leg and heel specialist
Scariest sets of brothers in mma
Emellianko
Nogeira
Overeem
2004 UFC had under 10 heavyweight bouts
- Pride had 90% of the top Hvy in the world
VO and brother AO Got into a bar fight with bouncers
- AO got an infection on his hand from teeth being imbedded and almost lost it
- Bas Boon managed AO at time
May 24 2013
Championship Fighting Alliance
Pulled out against Mike Kyle
Travis Wiuff filled in
IMO when fighting in Rings VO got some bad habits
- He would burn “rope escapes” rather than fight a submission
Coutore was reigning UFC champ
- Beat Kevin Randleman
The fight was in a sumo stadium that had HUGE oversized toilets
Cornered brother in Cleveland
AO vs Stipe
Dutch style approach to sparring is very hard
- did this affect him?
Remy Bonjasky
- Both 19 years old at time
- Future 3x WGP Champion
2013 Jun
Appeared in CHG (Cold and Hot Gloom) music video “street credibility”
2012 KSW - Poland
Replaced Jerome LaBaner on 2 days notice
- Beat Marzin Rozalski by toe hold
- Opponent was going for same VO in pain
Born in England
Jamaican father
Dutch mother
2011 Feb
Gave an interview and said that he would fight his brother
- Dutch have no problem fighting teamates
Tengiz Tedoradze W :07 head kick
AUG 2014 StrikeForce (owned by the UFC) cut Maoea Coenen, Jon Olav Einemo and VO
- they were trying to break Gilden Glory management team (FORZA)
- Scott Coker stood up for the termination
- Dana white publicly stated that they won’t do business with them because UFC pays fighters direct and fighter pays management- GG demands money and they pay fighter - Semmy last UFC fighter
- Marloes Coenan publicly released her check stub that contradicted DW
Balachinskiy is a legendary sambo player
- beat Fedor on multiple occasions in sport sambo
At the Coutore fight
- may have been the second best Hvy alive behind Fedor
July 14 2004
Pulled out of main event at Cage Rage 7 Vs Michael Bisping
- tore muscle in thigh while training in Cuba
- Telefimo Lopez - Havana
- Felix Savon - Santiago
UFC 102
Coutore - Nogueira
Had VA lost to RC, this fight would have taken place 8 years prior
When Allister was 15 VO took him to Chris Doleman’s gym
Rodney Glunder
- VO left the ring claiming that RG was greased
Assuero Silva work?
Trainer Martijn De Jong
- formed Glory Kickboxing
Joop Kasteel
Bas Rutten
Semmy Schilt
Trainer Lucien Carbin - 50 world champions
Ramon Dekker
Dirty Dutch fighters
Gerard Gordeau
Gilbert Yvell
Dirty Bob Schrijber
Dutch Mafia
Kickboxer Andre Brillerman “Mean Machine” apparently was working as a bodyguard for one of the biggest drug cartels in Amsterdam at the time headed up by Klaas Bruinsma. Allegedly he had stolen some money from his boss while his boss was in prison.
Dirty Bob Married K1 world champion Irma Hoff???
- Bouncer at BullDog famous hash/coffee shop
- Has not showed up to fights due to being in jail for street fighting
Famous Dutch Kickboxers
Gerard Gordeau
The Fall of K1
Yakuza money laundering
K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii jail in 2005 over tax evasion
- after Sadaharu Tanikawa (sports journalist / croney of Ishii
Golden Glory founder Ron Nyquist
- car bomb almost killed him
- He kills twin brother Rob & Erik Driesson
Rings promoter Akita Maeda
Pride promoter Sakikibara
Bulldog Hash Shop- Hank De Vries
Apy Echteld manager
- Simon Rutz said that Apy hired a Hitman to kill him
Bas Boon - Vlad Finklestine
- Bas Manages Overeem - golden glory owner
From a very early age in the sport Bas Rutten was doing commentary
- how does he woke up on that roll
Don (yon)plass died in prison was one of the founders of Dutch kick boxing and provided security in the red light district
Frank (Freek) Hamaker competed at UFC 2 won and was replaced by Fred Ettish
- worked in the red light district and had a very rough reputation
2005 reported that Fedora management was kidnapped during Pride negotiations
2009 Nov Mikes Gym burned down
Freek Hamaker was an adult theater owner that fought in UFC 2
