Alistair Overeem charged with Misdemeanor Battery, will appear in court on February 21st
Posted on January 31, 2012, 03:45 PM by Anton GurevichAlistair Overeem's adventures in the USA continue.
This time "The Demolition Man" finds himself charged with one count of misdemeanor battery after allegedly pushing a woman during New Year's Eve weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the citation issued by Las Vegas police, the Dutchman pushed or shoved a woman in the face, "causing her to stagger back".
Overeem already hired a famous defense attorney David Chesnoff, who released the following statement (via lvrj.com):
"Alistair was not arrested, but was summoned to court," Chesnoff said. "There are two sides to this story and we intend on vigorously defending this. Alistair maintains his innocence."
Number one contender for the UFC Heavyweight title will appear in court at 8AM, on February 21st, with $1,000 fine and a maximum of six months in the Clark County Detention Center as the most severe punishment.
It looks like Overeem has to understand that his current superstar status makes him prone to unwanted trouble, which "The Reem" has to find ways to avoid.
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No one is safe from Alistair's wrath... men, woman, or child... he is coming for you.
I think it was a Roid Rage !
(its a joke)
It was a at a casino club, chances are the got it on video tape, although we prob wont know the audio of what transpired
I remeber a while back he was sidetracked talking to a guy walking real slow
with his head turned and this great looking super model type doing her im a goddess walk went to graze Reem he wasnt watching and she looked like she hit a brick wall and he didnt even notice her bumping into him and just kept talking and just went on with his night while this chic had to pick her self of the ground...lol
Nah he was getting frustrated from not being able to find the same quality of horse meat in America.
When all is said and done...the truth this woman was probably intoxicated, was the agrressor, and was stupid enough to aggressively somewhat challenge the Reem. What else do you do other than put your hand in her face to keep her away. She fell backwards because she couldnt keep her balance from being drunk....
I bet he didnt even push her. She ran into him and her bf/husband recognized him and saw $$$
It can be dangerous to have your initial assumption be the blame the victim attitude but you really don't get the angry/beaty vibe from Overeem that you do from a guy like Rogers. Who knows what actually happened but I agree this likely was never a major incident. We'll see if a civil suit follows to find out if this is actually a cash grab or not.
Youre right 51. We dont know for sure. It was probably blown out of proportion, but maybe not. I wasnt there and I havent seen any video of it, but based on similar cases in the past, I give Overeem about 80% chance of being innocent.
they didn't say what was happening before the push......maybe he was just done with her.
Third
haha, someone sharped that?
I tried to sharp it twice, but only let me once.
Another woman trying to get attention
Another Mike Tyson!!!! lol
Very hard to prove since he was not arrested at that instant. I remember Matt Hughes had the same problem which turned out to be a false accusation.
I actually was there when this happened. She thought Overeem was a horse and wanted to give him a carrot and take home. He couldn't stand this insult. Attacked her with a barrage of knees with a plum on and knocked her down with the right hook. Referee counted to eight and she stood up thinking he touched her face. This is a true story said Chael Sonnen.
that is not what happened... "Overeem, Who reportedly was leaving a bar with his wife was engaged by a 300 pound transvestite, overeem confused could not disengage the neither female nor man due to its relentless forward aggressive pressure, the overeem was forced to throw a devastating uber-knee which resulted in the first knockdown of the 38 minute match. The transvestite then took a werdum approach, trying to convince the overeem to jump guard, when he refused the police stood the tranny up, thus ending in multiple left hooks to the liver. Overeem via tko in the first round. People are confusing these court allegations with his post fight press conference. " - Dutch News
wudn have happened if d bitch stayed in the kitchen
Probably Mrs. Lesner trying to get some payback
THE REEM!!!!!!!
i bet she landed more on the reem than brock did
bet it was Lesnars wife trying to her husband what he did wrong
He fought Rogers when he was contagious.
you just know he's not going to do time though, 6 months maximum penalty means you get 6 months if you're a bum with no money and no status, he'll win the hearing or do some community service bullshit thing
however it happened, and for whatever reason it did or didnt happen...let's wait and see what the release finally says when and after it goes to court, but im pretty sure after his heroic gesture a few years ago in his hometown where he took on 2/3 guys who were in the process of raping a woman at a bar (thats where he got his facial scar from peep's - for those who didnt know, one of the guys slashed him across the face with a knife but ''the reeminator'' still took them out), i'm pretty sure at this point in his career, hasn't decided to go smashing women out...the only woman i could think he'd put his hands on would be cyborg and id imagine would be for sparring purposes...he seem's waaa-aaay too nice a dude to get caught up in hitting women and s**t ... but, stranger things have happened...we'll see
Hopfully he wont have to pick up the soap in the shower.
your story is BS
well, i remember reading an article via cage potato or somewhere a few years ago and thats what the interv iew read as...ive never seen it addressed in an interview anywhere else so thats what i was led to believe
if its wrong,then my source was bs...just repeating what i remember s'all
Overeem got his scar from someone smashing a glass in his face when he was young/ watch his interview with the (Voice)
Reem channeling his inner Brett Rogers.
No matter what..... U don't put your hands on a woman! Imagine how long The Reem would last in prison for doing that.
What I find very difficult to believe is most of u think this is funny , real men don't assault woman .
I remember when all this happened. I saw the video and thought, what the hell is this? Why is he even involved in this crap?
Guess he'll learn soon enough to keep his hands off women unless its his old lady.
Only in America.... seriously this sounds like such a bullshit reason to charge someone. Was she physically injured?
When I first saw the topic I just assumed it was Brock that had filed charges :)
He'll get off with nothing, he didnt smash her face in, chillllll. He's a pro fighter, he knows not to **** around liek that. As was said by his lawyer, there are two sides to every story....
I guess Sable tried unsuccessfully to avenge Brocks defeat....
Ubereem is known for stuffin things in womens faces,thats what he always does in bars.