When Alistair Overeem announced that he had signed with GLORY Kickboxing back in June, after a nearly ten-year run with the UFC, it came as something of a surprise. A decorated kickboxer in the past, Overeem hadn’t competed inside the ring since his legendary 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix run—capped off by a win over Peter Aerts in the finale.
A year later, Overeem stepped into the Octagon for the first time, limiting his combat sports career purely to MMA for the next decade. Speaking to Ariel Helwani back in June, however, the ‘Demolition Man’ explained his desire to return to kickboxing, now, after so many years away.