Valentijn Overeem
| Valentijn Overeem | |
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| Born |
17 August 1976 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| Other names | The Python, Oldereem |
| Residence |
Belgium (previous) Turkey (current) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Ethnicity |
Dutch Jamaican |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Judo, Muay Thai, |
| Fighting out of | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Team |
Golden Glory (former) Jaco Hybrid Training Center (current) Xtreme Couture (occasionally) |
| Teacher(s) | Chris Dolman |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 67 |
| Wins | 33 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 19 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 34 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 18 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Alistair Overeem, brother |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Valentijn Overeem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvaːləntɛin ˈoːvəreːm]; born 17 August 1976) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently signed with United Glory. He has previously fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS, KSW, K-1, M-1 Global, Its Showtime and Strikeforce.
Overeem was born in Amersfoort, Utrecht but now lives in Turkey and is associated with the Imperial Athletics gym in Boca Raton, Florida where he trains with his younger brother Alistair.
Valentijn was trained at the Chris Dolman gym, where he specialized himself in kickboxing and sambo before debuting at the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Fighting Network RINGS.
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.
He would perform better at the next edition of the tournament, advancing on the first round after eliminating sambo champion Suren Balachinskiy. Overeem earned a yellow card for holding the ropes to avoid a takedown at one point, but he made up by outstriking Suren and focusing on kicking his injured leg, finishing the match by knee strikes. Valentijn then advanced further by beating famed luta livre practitioner Renato Sobral in an upset. Despite Overeem being almost knocked out by an illegal punch from Sobral while they were in a leglock exchange, the Dutch fighter got composed after a break and quickly locked a keylock on Sobral, making him tap out. After eliminating Yoshihisa Yamamoto by armbar in under one minute, Overeem continued advancing, and got another upset by choking out Randy Couture in a failed takedown. The final match of the tournament was against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira himself, with Overeem submitted again in similar time.
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