Valentijn Overeem is a retired Dutch professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently signed with United Glory.
21 Facts About Valentijn Overeem
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Valentijn Overeem is the older brother of fellow MMA Superstar Alistair Overeem.
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Valentijn 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.
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Valentijn Overeem was trained at the Chris Dolman gym, where he specialized in kickboxing and sambo before debuting at the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Fighting Network RINGS.
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In 1999, Valentijn Overeem participated in the RINGS King of Kings tournament, but he was submitted and eliminated by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at the first round.
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Valentijn Overeem would perform better at the next edition of the tournament, advancing on the first round after eliminating sambo champion Suren Balachinskiy.
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Valentijn 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.
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Valentijn Overeem was the superior striker, prompting Sobral to take him down.
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Valentijn Overeem looked for a Kimura lock, the Brazilian reversed it into an armbar creating an exchange that ended with Valentijn Overeem taking by accident an illegal punch to the jaw that almost knocked him out.
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The final match of the tournament was against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, with Valentijn Overeem submitted in the first round.
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On 9 June 2010, Valentijn Overeem signed to fight under the Strikeforce banner.
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Valentijn Overeem was scheduled to fight Antonio Silva on 4 December 2010, but suffered an injury that caused him to withdraw from the fight.
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Valentijn Overeem 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.
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Valentijn Overeem then returned against Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Valentijn Overeem vs Werdum on 18 June 2011, in Dallas, Texas.
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On 3 August 2011, Golden Glory announced that Valentijn Overeem had been released from his contract by Strikeforce.
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Valentijn Overeem replaced injured Jerome Le Banner and took the fight on 2 days notice.
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Valentijn Overeem won by submission in the first round.
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Valentijn Overeem fought in a kickboxing match on 23 February 2013 after 16 years of inactivity as a professional kickboxer where he faced James Wilson, a former professional boxer turned kickboxer.
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On 7 December 2013, Valentijn Overeem fought Mikhail Mokhnatkin at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 14.
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Valentijn Overeem faced Konstantin Gluhov in a rematch on 12 April 2014 at PFC 6: Pancrase Fighting Championship 6.
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In 2013, Valentijn Overeem featured in the video clip Street Credibility by the Belgian rapper CHG Unfadable.