Under fredagens UFC Fight Night 50 förlorade den holländske tungviktaren Alistair Overeem till mångas förvåning mot amerikanen Ben Rothwell via TKO. Detta var Overeems tredje förlust på hans fyra senaste matcher och den forne Strikeforce-mästaren har endast två vinster i UFC, mot Brock Lesnar och Frank Mir.
Efter sin förlust meddelade Overeem via sitt Instagram-konto att förlusten mot Rothwell berodde på en fel kalkylering från hans sida, som slutade illa.
Yesterday I was in a great shape and prep was superb! Thanks to all involved, from coaches to fysio’s! You were all great. About the fight – I made a mistake! Hearing Ben’s arm crack on one of the kicks I didn’t expect him to counterpunch with the same arm.. We knew Ben is a tough strong guy, well we got it confirmed yesterday! Now today, new day – new chances! It might not always go as we want or as planned but.. As long as we have freedom and high spirits we are/should be ok! This coming from myself who’ve had several downturns in both life and career but plenty of great moments in life to so not complaining! Big Ben was a little too much this time, Looking ahead & forward to the next challenge.
Med tanke på Overeems dåliga record i kombination med hans höga gage finns risken att han sparkas från UFC.
