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Alistair Overeem snubs GLORY heavyweight division: 'There's no challenge for me in kickboxing at all'

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem simultaneously held championship titles in DREAM, Strikeforce, and K-1 kickboxing.

Just don't call them GLORY days.

But "Demolition Man" has not competed in kickboxing since signing on with the world's largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, where he currently holds a 4-3 record with three knockout losses. Partly because K-1 dried up, but mostly because there's no one left who's worthy of his Reem-ness.

"The problem is, there is no heavyweight division," the inactive Dutchman told Ground and Pound TV.