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You can find tape of Alistair Overeems professional MMA debut online if you want to see it -- although dont expect to watch it in high definition. It was Oct. 24, 1999. Overeem was 19 years old, and he fought a very muscular older opponent by the name of Ricardo Fyeet, aka "The Animal," in Haarlem, Netherlands. When the opening bell sounded, Overeems first action as a teenage professional fighter was a dead sprint across the ring into a flying knee. The knee missed by about 5 feet, but looking ...

UFC Vegas 18 predictions: ‘Overeem vs Volkov’ late ‘Prelims’ undercard preview Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN+ this weekend (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) when UFC Vegas 18: “Overeem vs. Volkov” returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC Vegas 18 “Prelims” party with the second (and final) installment of a two-part undercard preview series below. Share this story Photo by Jeff Bottari/...

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Preview and Predictions February 2, 2021 After Dustin Poirier’s second-round knockout of Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler’s stunning first-round dispatching of Dan Hooker at UFC 257, the UFC took a week off. The company departed FIght Island and headed back to its stateside home of Las Vegas. Now, the organization returns to the confines of the UFC Apex for UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov. In the main event, two elite heavyweight strikers clash. T...