Valentijn Overeem is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on August 17, 1976 in Netherlands, Netherlands. He made headlines on February 24, 2001, when he defeated Randy Couture.
In 1999, Overeem participated in the RINGS King of Kings tournament, but he was submitted and eliminated by Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at the first round.
On 9 June 2010, Overeem signed to fight under the Strikeforce banner. He was scheduled to fight Antônio Silva on 4 December 2010, but suffered an injury that caused him to withdraw from the fight. He eventually made his promotional debut against Ray Sefo at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on 12 February 2011 where he won in the first round by using a neck crank.
His younger brother, Alistair Overeem, is also a fighter, and the two often train together.
He has also kickboxed professionally.
Valentijn Overeem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvaːləntɛin ˈoːvəreːm] ; born 17 August 1976) is a retired Dutch professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently signed with United Glory. A professional competitor since 1996, he has previously fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS, KSW, the World Fighting Alliance, K-1, M-1 Global, Its Showtime, World Victory Road, and Strikeforce. He is the older brother of fellow MMA Superstar Alistair Overeem.
