A Final Run at Heavyweight Gold for Alistair Overeem
Dutch MMA veteran aiming for a last title shot in the twilight of his career
8 min readFeb 2, 2021
New Year’s Eve, December 31st 2011. For a select group of people, that evening is better known as “UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem”. Both men pushed the limits of the heavyweight division: Brock Lesnar weighed in at 266lbs, Alistair Overeem at 263. Not…