Alistair Overeem sentenced in battery case, administered a surprise drug test
Posted on March 27, 2012, 08:22 PM by Trent Reinsmith
Alistair Overeem and his representatives had a busy day today. On his agenda were the UFC 146 prefight press conference, a court case regarding a battery charge and a surprise drug test.
The court case stemmed from a charge leveled against Overeem over New Year’s weekend. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Overeem was issued a citation on January 2 after he allegedly “pushed or shoved a woman in the face, causing her to stagger back.” Today, according to the same paper, Overeem’s representatives were in court for him as he was handed a sentence of 50 hours of community service and anger-management counseling.
This afternoon at 2 p.m. ET, Overeem and several other fighters booked for UFC 146 took part in a press conference to promote the May 26 fight card. Following the presser, the six fighters: Overeem, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva and Junior dos Santos were tested. According to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer, the testing was really a matter of convenience for the commission, “We brought the drug test to them instead of making them go to the drug test. If they were not in Las Vegas, I would need to find them a lab, which is of course, much more of a hassle." – for more see MMAFighting.com
Further Reading: UFC 146 Press Conference: JDS prepared to add Alistair Overeem to his list of KO victims
Comments
Sad. He shouldn't be sentenced to anything!
Why isnt Mayweather in Jail yet?
Shit a crack in the side walk "caused me to stagger" today... I'm gonna sue!
Unfortunately in the USA we cant push women around(though many deserve it) Looks like the Reem had a tough day. Hopefully it doesnt get worse now after the surprise drug test.
You and the 8 boys that sharped you are the biggest pu$$ies in the world.
Not really the biggest pu$$ies. It's not like he condoned hitting women. I wasn't one of the ones that sharped him. But I think everyone knows plenty of women will do something to deserve getting pushed. Hell, they can deserve to get hit. Just don't do it. They can deserve all kinds of stuff. Just don't do it. In the words of the great Chris Rock.
By saying "unfortunately" he does in fact condone it by implying that it would be better if we could legally assault women.
The women wasnt hurt so why get a sentence?
Because he was found guilty and sentenced, does that open the door for her to sue in civil court seeking monetary damages? She should not get dime. No harm ever came to someone for staggering backwards. Any reasonable judge should not even hear that case.
She can file a civil suit regardless of the outcome of this suit. Remember when OJ was found guilty in civil court after being found innocent in criminal court?
This wouldn't have happened if she had stayed in the kitchen.
She was, but she staggered out
Well said Bruce
if he had pushed the woman she wouldn't have just "stagger" she would fly 50 feet back.
That is actually a solid point, if he had really shoved here she'd probably be dead. So what seems more likely is that she was hassling him and walked into him, resulting in her stumbling backwards.
it seems to be the same stupid judges that we see in mma sometimes..
Reem could have punched her in the face and most of you would say, she should have gotten out of the way. Dont know the real story, but keep an open mind.
Did someone hack your account? A few posts up you were saying we should be able to "push women around".
" maybe you should learn to read you moron and calling everyone P***es doesnt help your case either...."USA we cant push women around"
If you need more help, "can't" is "can not"
I'll forget this happened and chalk it up to a simple mistake.
Actually you are the moron here. Not only because you are lame enough to go out of your way to pm me but also because can't write. Go back and reread your initial post. Also you are such a sopping wet pu$$y.
Only Entity would llok at the logic of comments in this situated post. Well maybe I would as well....
Step away from the bong and puts your hands in the air please! lol
An boy my ex girlfriend was VERY openmindded.....Like Whoa