{"id":70651,"date":"2013-10-06T18:41:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T01:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=70651"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:48:07","slug":"werdum-overeem-is-one-fighter-with-his-juice-but-he-changes-completely-without-the-juice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/werdum-overeem-is-one-fighter-with-his-juice-but-he-changes-completely-without-the-juice\/","title":{"rendered":"Werdum: &#8216;Overeem is one fighter with his juice, but he changes completely without the juice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Werdum.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55700\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Werdum.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem, finds himself in what is likely a must win situation when he faces former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir at February&#8217;s UFC 169 event in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>After defeating former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in his octagon debut, &#8220;The Reem&#8221; has suffered back to back losses in his most recent efforts.<\/p>\n<p>At UFC 156 in February, Overeem took on Strikeforce import Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva. After dominating &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; throughout the first 2 rounds, Overeem got cocky and was eventually KO&#8217;d by Silva in the third.<\/p>\n<p>In August, &#8216;The Reem&#8221; returned to the cage to take on Hawaiian native Travis &#8220;Hapa&#8221; Browne. Once again, Overeem would prove dominant in the early going, but eventually would be on the receiving end of a fight ending KO delivered by &#8220;Hapa&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>UFC heavyweight contender, Fabricio Werdum, who suffered a decision loss to Overeem in 2011, recently spoke to MMA FIGHTING where he discussed the upcoming &#8216;Mir vs. Overeem&#8217; bout and didn&#8217;t hold with his criticisms of &#8220;The Reem&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;He lacks a little bit in gas because of his steroids. He changes a lot if you take his juice off. Everybody saw what happened. Overeem is one fighter with his juice, but he changes completely without the juice. They took his powers. Let&#8217;s see how he does against Frank Mir, if he changed his strategy or training. Frank Mir is not doing well recently too, but I believe Overeem will defend the takedowns and knock him out. Overeem is a good fighter, but let&#8217;s how he does without his juice. I don\u2019t like Overeem very much. Not because of the fact that we fought, but I think he\u2019s too cocky. But he\u2019s a good fighter, a strong guy, a good striker. I respect him for everything he has done in MMA and K-1.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em><\/em>While harsh, it is easy for one to make a case for Werdum&#8217;s accusations. Since testing positive\u00a0in 2012 for\u00a0a 14-to-1 &#8216;T\/E ratio&#8217; (testosterone-to-epitestosterone,)\u00a0at\u00a0UFC 146\u00a0during a\u00a0pre-fight drug screen, Overeem hasn&#8217;t looked like the same fighter. While there is no proof that he&#8217;s been &#8220;juicing&#8221; in the past, it&#8217;s pretty clear that\u00a0&#8220;The Reem&#8221;\u00a0has lost a bit of his edge.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think Penn Nation?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem, finds himself in what is likely a must win situation when he faces former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir at February&#8217;s UFC 169 event in New Jersey. 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