Bas Boon prepared to take legal action following Alistair Overeem's departure from Golden Glory
Posted on September 21, 2011, 07:49 PM by Joey Santosus
"(Alistair Overeem's) deal with the UFC was done by me. This was a brilliant deal out of a very difficult situation. Four Golden Glory guys were sacked by Zuffa, and I made a statement, and I negotiated a very, very good contract in good faith with the UFC. ... I wasn't really surprised, actually, after the last three months because he already had a lot of different ideas on how he would divide certain percentages which were normal in the past, and apparently, are not now. I think the judge will decide on this issue that we have, and when that is decided, we will see who was right and who was not." - For more from Bas Boon, visit MMAJunkie.com
Following yesterday's announcement that former Strikeforce, K-1, and Dream champ Alistair Overeem had decided to sever ties with his long time team, Golden Glory, the gym's co-founder and trainer, Bas Boon, followed up with a revelation of his own: He's planning to sue the Dutchman
Though Overeem declined to disclose any particulars surrounding his decision to depart from the camp, citing only a "breach of trust," Golden Glory's business methods recently came under fire when ZUFFA co-owner and UFC President Dana White alleged the team had insisted on utilizing a backwards payment structure that required they, not their fighters, received payment from the promotion. In the time since, the two parties (ZUFFA and Golden Glory) appear to have mended fences, which became evident when the UFC announced that they had signed "The Reem" to an exclusive contract. Where Overeem will go from here is unclear, however he is currently set to make his octagon debut in December, when he'll square off with former UFC Champion Brock Lesnar in Las Vegas.
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Further Reading: Dana White: We can't do business with Golden Glory
Comments
Judge? Ringside normally have 3 judges
better luck next time
I'm completely unsure what they are going to be suing the Reem for...is Bas Boon claiming that since he did such a good job with the UFC deal and now that the Reem is no longer with them, that the Reem owes him something? Seems like with this limited info that the Reem is completely within his rights to separate from his management at any time, but maybe things are different in Holland.
Moots, it really just depends on what their agreement (contract) says.
Golden Glory is doing an amazing job at showing exactly why Zuffa did not want to deal with them and their business practices.
come on Boon have you not learned?,you NEVER leave the decision in the hands of the judges!
All's I gotta say is that if this anyway interferes with Overeem's UFC debut, I'm gonna be mighty pissed off.
Boon is out of his mind right now. Sure he worked for himself in smoothing out the wrinkles between his company and Zuffa, but this wasn't exclusively for Overeem. Besides, he's (Bas) in the business to make money. Overeem wanted to severe ties for what must have been a sound reason, yet it appears Boon can't handle losing someone with the cash pulling power of Overeem. After Overeem states he will not air dirty laundry, Boon goes out and opens the can of worms. Uh Oh! Now, even if Reem was wrong, I'm backing up his side. Boon should have tried to behave more quietly, instead of this threat of a lawsuit. Not very quick at thinking, IMO.
This guys an idiot, Overeem was the biggest name and moneymaker by far under the GG banner so he's losing his biggest cash cow and he doesn't like it. Boon may have helped sort the issues out between Golden Glory and Zuffa but you can bet it was for his own benefit and nobody elses. As far as i know of you are not legally binded to your manager in normal circumstances but if Overeem did sign a contract who knows what was in the small print. I don't think Overeem would be stupid enough to break a legally binding contract anyway, i just think Boon is pissed because Overeem is going his own way and he wont get a percentage anymore.........
What happened to Overeem's K1 money. He held up an oversized check, but it obviously was not cashable.