Alistair Overeem: My Goal Is To Be UFC Champion

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Alistair Overeem, the former K-1 champion suffered a nasty knockout at the hands of Antonio Silva in February, and has been inactive since. After such a humiliating defeat, Reem has been given another shot at the big show; he will face Travis Browne at UFC fight night 26.

This is a big opportunity for Overeem, who spoke recently to Bleacherreport.com:

“Yes absolutely (this is a fresh start) I believe that both Browne and myself are top ranked fighters and the winner of this fight will be one step closer in getting a title shot, so in that sense I know this fight can put me right on track as I still have one goal in life and that’s becoming the UFC heavyweight champion.”

A win over Browne would be a huge boost for Reem’s title aspirations, but a loss may see the Dutchman ejected from the UFC.

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“I know there are more fighters going after that number one spot but with the nature of the sport anything can happen. So my main focus is my next fight and afterwards we will see who or when I will be fighting next.”

“Travis is a good fighter who has a pretty all-round game so he will be dangerous, I’m not going to underestimate him,” Overeem said. “I just wanted to fight as quick as possible and Travis made the most sense to put together. A lot of other ranked fighters had their fight or got a fight scheduled so it was the most logical choice for the UFC to make as I told them that I didn’t want to wait for a certain opponent.”

Taking Browne lightly would almost certainly end in the same fashion as his fight with Bigfoot, so Overeem needs to keep those hands up and chin low. Seven of Reem’s 12 losses have come in the form of KO, and Browne holds 10 knockouts from 14 wins. You do the math.

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“I don’t do predictions and I don’t want to make a statement to the rest of the fighters, I want to make a statement for the fans who bought the tickets and are watching the fight,” Overeem said. “It’s them I want to please.”

This fight is one that I feel Browne has the upper hand, he is up and coming and he has some serious power. If Overeem is going to win this fight he will need to be on top form.

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