Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-09, pretty good fight between Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The former K-1, Strikeforce and Dream world champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a record of 43-16-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). The Reem fought three times last year beating Mark Hunt (Overeem vs Hunt 2) and Fabricio Werdum (Werdum vs Overeem 3) but then he lost to Francis Ngannou (Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou).
His opponent, Curtis Blaydes, has an official mma record of 9-1-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Francis Ngannou in 2016, after this fight he has collected four victories and one no-contest defeating Alexey Oleynik (Alexey Oleynik vs Curtis Blaydes) and Mark Hunt in his last two (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes). Overeem vs Blaydes is on the undercard of Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2 – UFC 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero 2
Date: 2018-06-09
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC 225 fight card (main fights):
Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2
Rafael dos Anjos vs Colby Covington
Holly Holm vs Megan Anderson
Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa
CM Punk vs Mike Jackson
Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes
Ricardo Lamas vs Mirsad Bektic
Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis
Overeem’s next fight: Alistair Overeem vs Sergey Pavlovich
Blaydes’ next fight: Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2
Overeem vs Blaydes Fight Video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOv9EIz6hXo
Official video
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that hurt to see the Reem suffer like this he’s must retire or quit the UFC or ufc must take care of this situation that a suicide to fight against younger that has nothing to loose maybe the future champ like blades
While he’s clearly past his best it’s unlikely that he’s going to retire. The reality is is that he’s still one of the UFC’s top ten heavyweights and the paydays are just too good for him to pass up.
The UFC won’t release him until they feel he’s totally used up, has nothing left and can’t sell tickets anymore. As long as they feel his name still holds some value they won’t let him go.