In His UFC Debut, Alistair Overeem's Monstrous Power Should Dispose of Former Champ Brock Lesnar
It's 2011's Big Bang Theory, and it will occur in late December at UFC 141 in Las Vegas when Alistair Overeem faces Brock Lesnar.
These two heavyweight fighters, built like something out of a superhero comic book, will surely put forth a smashing duel to close out the year.
Overeem replaced Fedor Emelianenko as the most sought heavyweight fighter outside of the UFC, and the former StrikeForce fighter, in his UFC debut, will try to spoil Lesnar’s welcome back party. Lesnar, a former champ, is coming off his second bout of diverticulitis.
Following is a breakdown of the fight.
WRESTLING
You'd have a tough time finding too many heavyweights in mixed martial arts with the sort of wrestling credentials and skills Brock Lesnar possesses. If he's determined to take an opponent to the mat, there's not much most fighters can do to stop that.
Overeem has shown solid takedown defense, and he looked great doing so in his last victory over Fabricio Werdum. But make no mistake. Werdum’s wrestling level, compared to Lesnar, is worlds apart.
Lesnar is going to charge forward with some fast and powerful shots, and Overeem will have to have bring his A-game when it comes to takedown-D that night. It will definitely be tough to keep Lesnar's takedowns at bay during the whole fight, but it is not totally impossible. The wrestling and counter-wrestling dimension of this fight will be a highly interesting one to observe.
EDGE: Lesnar
Head to Head
Alistair Overeem
Height: 6 feet 5
Record: 35-11
Wins by KO: 14
Wins by Submission: 19
Last 3: Three wins (Werdum, Todd Duffee, Brett Rogers)
Brock Lesnar
Height: 6 feet 3
Record: 5-2
Wins by KO: 2
Wins by Decision: 2
Last 3: Lost to Cain Velasquez (and lost title) and defended title with victories over Shane Carwin and Frank Mir
NOTE: The full fight analysis is in the January issue. Credit the photo to Zuffa via Getty Images.
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