Overeem responded to the criticism received (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook-AlistairOvereem)
alistair overeem e Mark Hunt They have already faced each other twice, with the Dutchman coming out on top on both occasions, but the rivalry between them is far from over. The New Zealander, irritated by Overeem being allowed to receive serum via the intravenous method, a practice prohibited by USADA, after suffering food poisoning, in the rematch between them in March this year, did not spare his rival from criticism, whom he defined as ' cheater'. The Reem, however, defended itself from the criticism received.
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“Mark is one of those veterans, I respect him a lot, but at the end of the day, he’s just a loudmouth. I fought him twice, I defeated him at light heavyweight, broke his arm, and then I beat him by knockout as a heavyweight. I was much lighter in both fights. In the first one, I was 106 kg and he was 135. What do you mean? I broke his arm, and I knew about the fight not long ago. It took five days. I got the call on Monday, on Tuesday or Wednesday I was on the plane, and we fought on Saturday. At UFC 209, I had a good camp, but I got food poisoning the day before, and I managed to knock him out. So I don't know, I don't know what he wants from me. I think I’ve already shown the world that I’m a better fighter”, declared Overeem, in an interview with “The MMA Hour”.
Despite the rivalry, Overeem said he was a fan of Hunt, due to his aggressive style during fights. “Words don't hurt, but if he wants to keep talking, keep talking. For me, he's a guy who talks too much, anyway. He speaks because he has no facts, no evidence, he has nothing to base it on. I thought he was more like that before, I'm a fan of his style. I'm still. But, yes, I think he is a little weak mentally”, concluded the Dutchman, who is preparing to face Fabricio Werdum at UFC 213, this Saturday (08).
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