{"id":309336,"date":"2019-04-10T06:20:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=309336"},"modified":"2019-04-10T06:20:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T13:20:46","slug":"alistair-overeem-explains-what-has-kept-him-from-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alistair-overeem-explains-what-has-kept-him-from-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Alistair Overeem explains what has kept him from retiring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem has been fighting for a very long time. And despite his long history in the rings and cages of the world&#8217;s top promotions, he&#8217;s still a force to be reckoned with, ranked as one of the top contenders in the perilous UFC heavyweight division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on The MMA Hour recently, Alistair Overeem explained that a big key to his longevity has been his frequent camp changes. For example, after his recent loss to Curtis Blaydes, he migrated to Elevation Fight Team to train alongside Blaydes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alistair Overeem Says He\u2019d Be \u2018Retired By Now\u2019 If He Hadn\u2019t Changed Teams Throughout His Career\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BV7px7jotWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I had stayed in one or two places, I\u2019d probably be retired by now,\u201d Overeem said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/4\/9\/18300852\/alistair-overeem-says-hed-be-retired-by-now-if-he-hadnt-changed-teams-throughout-his-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Fighting (opens in a new tab)\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cBecause as a fighter, you can get compromised. It\u2019s not for everybody, but I have been compromised a couple times in my career, and to me, it was do or die time. I had to make some changes. Sometimes I didn\u2019t want to make changes, but I still had to make changes if I wanted to continue my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s go back to my last loss to\u00a0Curtis Blaydes\u00a0\u2014 actually that was two in a row, because I had lost to Francis (Ngannou) and I lost to Curtis. I was training out of Jackson\u2019s. The chemistry there, we had a good chemistry, but it was just finished. And to me, I still want to fight, so you\u2019re going to keep doing something that doesn\u2019t work for you? Or you\u2019re going to make changes and figure it out again? And to me, I had to do that. I had to figure it out again. I still felt I could do that. Back then I was 37, I\u2019m 38 years old now. But I felt like I could still do it, I need to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alistair Overeem has been training extensively alongside his recent opponent Curtis Blaydes, and has some high praise for the American who so recently defeated him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a great fighter, he\u2019s a great athlete, and he\u2019s a great guy as well,\u201d Overeem said of Blaydes. \u201cI really actually like him. I\u2019ve trained, in my 26 years, with a lot of professionals, a lot of champions, a lot of strong fighters, and Curtis is one of my favorites. No ego whatsoever. We don\u2019t discuss our fight. We lift each other up to a better level, and it\u2019s great to be part of the team and great to help him on his journey to greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How much longer do you think we&#8217;ll see Alistair Overeem competing at the top?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 4\/9\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem has been fighting for a very long time. And despite his long history in the rings and cages of the world&#8217;s top promotions, he&#8217;s still a force to be reckoned with, ranked as one of the top contenders in the perilous UFC heavyweight division. 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