Alistair Overeem has returned to kickboxing.
On Tuesday morning, the former UFC heavyweight title challenger posted a short video to Instagram of him taking off and then dropping his mixed martial arts gloves to the ground. Overeem picks up a pair of Glory Kickboxing gloves, puts them on and the hashtag #IAMBACK appears.
A few hours later, Ariel Helwani of ESPN confirmed that Overeem will indeed be returning to kickboxing and has signed a multi-fight deal with Glory Kickboxing. The promotion also confirmed the news on their social media as well as in a press release.