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Glenn Robinson, businessman alistair overeem, revealed that the Dutch fighter left the Blackzilians team and is training in Thailand for his next fight.
Overeem was one of the best-known names on the team based in Boca Raton, in the United States, alongside Vitor belfort, Rashad evans, Thiago Silva, Tyrone Spong, Eddie Alvarez, among others. However, for the fight with Frank mir, at UFC 169, on February 1st, the former Strikeforce champion decided to change things up.
“Alistair no longer trains with Blackzilians. He trains in Thailand. He is welcome if he wants to come back, but he decided to do his training in Thailand. I spoke to him recently and he said the training is great and he feels fantastic. He’s doing well with his life”, commented Robinson, in an interview with the North American website MMA Fighting.
However, Robinson stated that Blackzilians' doors remain open for Overeem. “He is welcome and always will be. The Blackzilians will always be his home if he wants it to be, but right now, he's not planning beyond the fight in the coming weeks. That's the most important. Let’s see what he decides to do,” he said.
Overeem will be the fight of the desperate at UFC 169. He is coming off two consecutive defeats, against Antonio Pezão and Travis Browne, while Mir accumulates three setbacks in a row, to Junior Gypsy, Daniel Cormier e Roy Nelson.
The two main fights of UFC 169 will be title fights. José Aldo faces Ricardo Lamas for the featherweight title, while Renan Barao faces Urijah faber by the hegemony of the roosters.
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