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[time_bomb]

hope brock takes a beating

[time_bomb]

hope brock takes a beating

[Black Ant]

pmsl

Rogan's face

[Black Ant]

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Rogan's face

[Black Ant]

pmsl

Rogan's face

[Medic]

[Medic]

[Medic]

[Kompressor]

http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2011/1229/546778/alistair-overeem/

It'll be clear how the fight will end within the first minute,

I was sure it was Overeem's to lose, but Brock has taken down every opponent so far,

And The Reem didn't look great against Werdum,

Will be a interesting fight,

Cerrone should have Diaz's number,

Fitch will probably do his normal thing, but as Dana made comments about how he's not box office he may change his tactics slightly and get caught out, doubt it though.

Dunno why Matushenko (sp) still gets on these main cards.

Nam phans opponent escapes me,

Will be interesting to see Pearson in a new weight class.

[Kompressor]

http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2011/1229/546778/alistair-overeem/

It'll be clear how the fight will end within the first minute,

I was sure it was Overeem's to lose, but Brock has taken down every opponent so far,

And The Reem didn't look great against Werdum,

Will be a interesting fight,

Cerrone should have Diaz's number,

Fitch will probably do his normal thing, but as Dana made comments about how he's not box office he may change his tactics slightly and get caught out, doubt it though.

Dunno why Matushenko (sp) still gets on these main cards.

Nam phans opponent escapes me,

Will be interesting to see Pearson in a new weight class.

[Kompressor]

http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2011/1229/546778/alistair-overeem/

It'll be clear how the fight will end within the first minute,

I was sure it was Overeem's to lose, but Brock has taken down every opponent so far,

And The Reem didn't look great against Werdum,

Will be a interesting fight,

Cerrone should have Diaz's number,

Fitch will probably do his normal thing, but as Dana made comments about how he's not box office he may change his tactics slightly and get caught out, doubt it though.

Dunno why Matushenko (sp) still gets on these main cards.

Nam phans opponent escapes me,

Will be interesting to see Pearson in a new weight class.

[Medic]

http://www.fightline...istair-overeem/

It'll be clear how the fight will end within the first minute,

I was sure it was Overeem's to lose, but Brock has taken down every opponent so far,

And The Reem didn't look great against Werdum,

Will be a interesting fight,

Cerrone should have Diaz's number,

Fitch will probably do his normal thing, but as Dana made comments about how he's not box office he may change his tactics slightly and get caught out, doubt it though.

Dunno why Matushenko (sp) still gets on these main cards.

Nam phans opponent escapes me,

Will be interesting to see Pearson in a new weight class.

Summed my thoughts nicely. When the fight was first announced, I was pretty confident Overeem would get the job done. However, seeing Brock in his interviews and pre-fight obligation media work its apparent his demeanour has changed since his surgery. To me, he's coming across very confident, which if I was Overeem I'd be worried. Brock hasn't taken heed of any of Alistair's striking "credentials", like you pointed out, his takedowns are seemingly unstoppable, he knows this.

I don't think this will be half as good as its built up to be. Expecting it to be quite dull.

Nate vs Cowboy has my juices flowing. Really looking forward to seeing these two go to war, although I can't see past Cerrone for this. He beats Nate in the stand up, his striking is too crisp and powerful, plus he's no slouch when it comes to BJJ. Very bad match up stylistically for Nate Diaz, only way he wins is the "grittiness" him and his brother continually get labelled. Cerrone by unanimous.

Fitch vs Hendricks - Fitch fitches his way to another Fitch-style victory. Think I'll make some snacks while this is going down.

Gustafsson vs Janitor - Chance for Alexander to step up and show he's ready for a top 10 LHW should be win.

Nam Phan vs Jimy Hettes - Phan, for me, is one of my favourites fighters to watch. Love his boxing approach to the game, and the way he works the body shots. Been a fan of his since season 10 of TUF, hope he comes out on top vs Hettes. I don't know much about Hettes truth be told, he's undefeated but he hasn't faced any stiff competition from what I can tell.

The undercard is quite stacked. Pearson, Njoukani, Stun Gun Kim, Escudero makes his return, also very surprised that Nunes vs Gamburyan is the first fight on the card. Fight of the night possibility for that one.

[Medic]

http://www.fightline...istair-overeem/

It'll be clear how the fight will end within the first minute,

I was sure it was Overeem's to lose, but Brock has taken down every opponent so far,

And The Reem didn't look great against Werdum,

Will be a interesting fight,

Cerrone should have Diaz's number,

Fitch will probably do his normal thing, but as Dana made comments about how he's not box office he may change his tactics slightly and get caught out, doubt it though.

Dunno why Matushenko (sp) still gets on these main cards.

Nam phans opponent escapes me,

Will be interesting to see Pearson in a new weight class.

Summed my thoughts nicely. When the fight was first announced, I was pretty confident Overeem would get the job done. However, seeing Brock in his interviews and pre-fight obligation media work its apparent his demeanour has changed since his surgery. To me, he's coming across very confident, which if I was Overeem I'd be worried. Brock hasn't taken heed of any of Alistair's striking "credentials", like you pointed out, his takedowns are seemingly unstoppable, he knows this.

I don't think this will be half as good as its built up to be. Expecting it to be quite dull.

Nate vs Cowboy has my juices flowing. Really looking forward to seeing these two go to war, although I can't see past Cerrone for this. He beats Nate in the stand up, his striking is too crisp and powerful, plus he's no slouch when it comes to BJJ. Very bad match up stylistically for Nate Diaz, only way he wins is the "grittiness" him and his brother continually get labelled. Cerrone by unanimous.

Fitch vs Hendricks - Fitch fitches his way to another Fitch-style victory. Think I'll make some snacks while this is going down.

Gustafsson vs Janitor - Chance for Alexander to step up and show he's ready for a top 10 LHW should be win.

Nam Phan vs Jimy Hettes - Phan, for me, is one of my favourites fighters to watch. Love his boxing approach to the game, and the way he works the body shots. Been a fan of his since season 10 of TUF, hope he comes out on top vs Hettes. I don't know much about Hettes truth be told, he's undefeated but he hasn't faced any stiff competition from what I can tell.

The undercard is quite stacked. Pearson, Njoukani, Stun Gun Kim, Escudero makes his return, also very surprised that Nunes vs Gamburyan is the first fight on the card. Fight of the night possibility for that one.

[Medic]

http://www.fightline...istair-overeem/

It'll be clear how the fight will end within the first minute,

I was sure it was Overeem's to lose, but Brock has taken down every opponent so far,

And The Reem didn't look great against Werdum,

Will be a interesting fight,

Cerrone should have Diaz's number,

Fitch will probably do his normal thing, but as Dana made comments about how he's not box office he may change his tactics slightly and get caught out, doubt it though.

Dunno why Matushenko (sp) still gets on these main cards.

Nam phans opponent escapes me,

Will be interesting to see Pearson in a new weight class.

Summed my thoughts nicely. When the fight was first announced, I was pretty confident Overeem would get the job done. However, seeing Brock in his interviews and pre-fight obligation media work its apparent his demeanour has changed since his surgery. To me, he's coming across very confident, which if I was Overeem I'd be worried. Brock hasn't taken heed of any of Alistair's striking "credentials", like you pointed out, his takedowns are seemingly unstoppable, he knows this.

I don't think this will be half as good as its built up to be. Expecting it to be quite dull.

Nate vs Cowboy has my juices flowing. Really looking forward to seeing these two go to war, although I can't see past Cerrone for this. He beats Nate in the stand up, his striking is too crisp and powerful, plus he's no slouch when it comes to BJJ. Very bad match up stylistically for Nate Diaz, only way he wins is the "grittiness" him and his brother continually get labelled. Cerrone by unanimous.

Fitch vs Hendricks - Fitch fitches his way to another Fitch-style victory. Think I'll make some snacks while this is going down.

Gustafsson vs Janitor - Chance for Alexander to step up and show he's ready for a top 10 LHW should be win.

Nam Phan vs Jimy Hettes - Phan, for me, is one of my favourites fighters to watch. Love his boxing approach to the game, and the way he works the body shots. Been a fan of his since season 10 of TUF, hope he comes out on top vs Hettes. I don't know much about Hettes truth be told, he's undefeated but he hasn't faced any stiff competition from what I can tell.

The undercard is quite stacked. Pearson, Njoukani, Stun Gun Kim, Escudero makes his return, also very surprised that Nunes vs Gamburyan is the first fight on the card. Fight of the night possibility for that one.

[Dat Boy B]

Would just like to clear something up!

Is ufc 141 on tonight at 2am? or am i getting the wrong end of the stick!

[Dat Boy B]

Would just like to clear something up!

Is ufc 141 on tonight at 2am? or am i getting the wrong end of the stick!

[Dat Boy B]

Would just like to clear something up!

Is ufc 141 on tonight at 2am? or am i getting the wrong end of the stick!

[Medic]

Would just like to clear something up!

Is ufc 141 on tonight at 2am? or am i getting the wrong end of the stick!

Yes its tonight. They moved it back a day to Friday to avoid potential clashes with peoples New Years Eve plans. It will be back to the usual Saturday night after this one.

Also the main card will begin at 3am.

[Medic]

Would just like to clear something up!

Is ufc 141 on tonight at 2am? or am i getting the wrong end of the stick!

Yes its tonight. They moved it back a day to Friday to avoid potential clashes with peoples New Years Eve plans. It will be back to the usual Saturday night after this one.

Also the main card will begin at 3am.

[Medic]

Would just like to clear something up!

Is ufc 141 on tonight at 2am? or am i getting the wrong end of the stick!

Yes its tonight. They moved it back a day to Friday to avoid potential clashes with peoples New Years Eve plans. It will be back to the usual Saturday night after this one.

Also the main card will begin at 3am.

[Duzza]

Brock is fucking scary

Overeem looked a bit intimidated.

I don't think he looked intimidated, just as nonchalant as always. I really hope he can beat Brock, I was confident until I just saw the weight in video, brock is a fucking monster. He has muscles on top of his muscles, getting taken down by him must feel like being hit by a rhino

[Duzza]

Brock is fucking scary

Overeem looked a bit intimidated.

I don't think he looked intimidated, just as nonchalant as always. I really hope he can beat Brock, I was confident until I just saw the weight in video, brock is a fucking monster. He has muscles on top of his muscles, getting taken down by him must feel like being hit by a rhino

[Duzza]

Brock is fucking scary

Overeem looked a bit intimidated.

I don't think he looked intimidated, just as nonchalant as always. I really hope he can beat Brock, I was confident until I just saw the weight in video, brock is a fucking monster. He has muscles on top of his muscles, getting taken down by him must feel like being hit by a rhino

[Kompressor]

Plus we haven't seen Overeem against any wrestler of Brock's class yet,

Back in Pride he was overwhelmed a couple of times on the ground. And it just isn't his Primary game,

He's also had quite a bit going on in the last few months,

And even more now.

Alistair Overeem being sued by KOI

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By Josh Gross

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Knock Out Investments, better known as Dutch fight management firm Golden Glory, filed a lawsuit in Clark County, Nevada, Thursday alleging Alistair Overeem breached the terms of a five-year contract with the group that runs through July 2012.

The complaint, a copy of which ESPN.com has obtained, also names Overeem's representative Collin Lam as a defendant. The filing comes one day prior to the Overeem's headlining clash against Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 in Las Vegas.

"We have a legal team," Lam told ESPN.com. "We have a great law firm in Las Vegas. A great law firm in L.A. So they're taking care of everything."

Overeem is alleged to not have paid a 30 percent commission to Knock Out Investments following his win in Strikeforce against Fabricio Werdum on June 18, 2011.

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Rather than following the arrangement Overeem and KOI used in previous bouts -- a promoter pays KOI which in turn cuts a check to the fighter -- Overeem was directly paid his purse and win bonus totaling $170,000, which is standard practice when Zuffa LLC promotes events.

Six weeks after beating Werdum, Zuffa, which purchased Strikeforce in March, released Overeem from the final fight of this three-bout deal with Strikeforce.

Retained, however, were Zuffa's exclusive negotiating rights with Overeem. At the time Zuffa also parted ways with other Golden Glory-affiliated fighters, stating the Dutch firm's business practice of taking direct payment was antithetical to how the promoter operated.

Still, KOI negotiated with Zuffa for Overeem's services and he signed a contract with the UFC on Sept. 6.

In November, Overeem, through his counsel, sent a letter to KOI demanding monies owed. Overeem subsequently filed a lawsuit against the management group, asking for $151,000 and a court order to break the contract.

In interviews at the time, Overeem stated he left Golden Glory, with which he maintained an 11-year relationship before signing with the UFC, over a breach of trust. He maintained he was taken advantage of by Golden Glory.

In the complaint filed against Overeem and Lam Thursday, KOI alleges that "subsequent to the execution of the UFC contracts, Overeem made numerous public statements that KOI/GG breached its fiduciary to him and that there was 'mistrust.' Overeem claimed that Zuffa's CEO, Lorenzo Fertitta told him in no uncertain terms that: there is a one million dollar 'signing bonus;' that the one million dollar signing bonus was Overeem's money and that KOI/GG was 'ripping him off' and 'stealing from him.'"

Caren Bell, a representative for the UFC and Fertitta, said they had not seen a copy of the complaint and could not comment.

The complaint does not state to whom Overeem made such claims. Lam, speaking for Overeem, declined to address specific allegations put forward in the 16-page document.

Pursuant to the terms of Overeem's UFC contract as outlined in the complaint, he is guaranteed a "bout fee" of $264,285 on Dec. 30. Should he defeat Lesnar, Overeem would receive an additional $121,428 "win bonus." Overeem is also in line to receive a $2 pay-per-view bonus per viewer, "for all revenues received by UFC-Zuffa for telecast of the Lesnar fight in the United States, Canada or over the internet in excess of $500,000."

Terms of the contract also guarantee Zuffa would pay Overeem $1 million spread out evenly over the first three fights of his deal, which is potentially good for up to eight bouts. Overeem is also expected to receive intellectual property payments for worldwide marketing of his likeness or image.

Lam, whom KOI's legal counsel Rod Lindblom called "instrumental in having Alistair move away from Golden Glory and breach his contract," said Overeem, 31, is aware of the legal action, which "we knew was coming," and remains squarely focused on Lesnar.

"The suit was filed for a very simple reason," Roderick J.Lindblom, legal counsel for KOI and Golden Glory, told ESPN.com. "Alistair Overeem has been part of Golden Glory for 11 years. Knockout Investment has a management contract with him. The management agreement was from 2007 until 2012. They negotiated one of the largest MMA agreements in the history of the sport for him. And within days he accused them of some pretty shady stuff that is not true. And he has walked away from his contract."

[Kompressor]

Plus we haven't seen Overeem against any wrestler of Brock's class yet,

Back in Pride he was overwhelmed a couple of times on the ground. And it just isn't his Primary game,

He's also had quite a bit going on in the last few months,

And even more now.

Alistair Overeem being sued by KOI

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1

By Josh Gross

ESPN.com

Archive

Knock Out Investments, better known as Dutch fight management firm Golden Glory, filed a lawsuit in Clark County, Nevada, Thursday alleging Alistair Overeem breached the terms of a five-year contract with the group that runs through July 2012.

The complaint, a copy of which ESPN.com has obtained, also names Overeem's representative Collin Lam as a defendant. The filing comes one day prior to the Overeem's headlining clash against Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 in Las Vegas.

"We have a legal team," Lam told ESPN.com. "We have a great law firm in Las Vegas. A great law firm in L.A. So they're taking care of everything."

Overeem is alleged to not have paid a 30 percent commission to Knock Out Investments following his win in Strikeforce against Fabricio Werdum on June 18, 2011.

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Rather than following the arrangement Overeem and KOI used in previous bouts -- a promoter pays KOI which in turn cuts a check to the fighter -- Overeem was directly paid his purse and win bonus totaling $170,000, which is standard practice when Zuffa LLC promotes events.

Six weeks after beating Werdum, Zuffa, which purchased Strikeforce in March, released Overeem from the final fight of this three-bout deal with Strikeforce.

Retained, however, were Zuffa's exclusive negotiating rights with Overeem. At the time Zuffa also parted ways with other Golden Glory-affiliated fighters, stating the Dutch firm's business practice of taking direct payment was antithetical to how the promoter operated.

Still, KOI negotiated with Zuffa for Overeem's services and he signed a contract with the UFC on Sept. 6.

In November, Overeem, through his counsel, sent a letter to KOI demanding monies owed. Overeem subsequently filed a lawsuit against the management group, asking for $151,000 and a court order to break the contract.

In interviews at the time, Overeem stated he left Golden Glory, with which he maintained an 11-year relationship before signing with the UFC, over a breach of trust. He maintained he was taken advantage of by Golden Glory.

In the complaint filed against Overeem and Lam Thursday, KOI alleges that "subsequent to the execution of the UFC contracts, Overeem made numerous public statements that KOI/GG breached its fiduciary to him and that there was 'mistrust.' Overeem claimed that Zuffa's CEO, Lorenzo Fertitta told him in no uncertain terms that: there is a one million dollar 'signing bonus;' that the one million dollar signing bonus was Overeem's money and that KOI/GG was 'ripping him off' and 'stealing from him.'"

Caren Bell, a representative for the UFC and Fertitta, said they had not seen a copy of the complaint and could not comment.

The complaint does not state to whom Overeem made such claims. Lam, speaking for Overeem, declined to address specific allegations put forward in the 16-page document.

Pursuant to the terms of Overeem's UFC contract as outlined in the complaint, he is guaranteed a "bout fee" of $264,285 on Dec. 30. Should he defeat Lesnar, Overeem would receive an additional $121,428 "win bonus." Overeem is also in line to receive a $2 pay-per-view bonus per viewer, "for all revenues received by UFC-Zuffa for telecast of the Lesnar fight in the United States, Canada or over the internet in excess of $500,000."

Terms of the contract also guarantee Zuffa would pay Overeem $1 million spread out evenly over the first three fights of his deal, which is potentially good for up to eight bouts. Overeem is also expected to receive intellectual property payments for worldwide marketing of his likeness or image.

Lam, whom KOI's legal counsel Rod Lindblom called "instrumental in having Alistair move away from Golden Glory and breach his contract," said Overeem, 31, is aware of the legal action, which "we knew was coming," and remains squarely focused on Lesnar.

"The suit was filed for a very simple reason," Roderick J.Lindblom, legal counsel for KOI and Golden Glory, told ESPN.com. "Alistair Overeem has been part of Golden Glory for 11 years. Knockout Investment has a management contract with him. The management agreement was from 2007 until 2012. They negotiated one of the largest MMA agreements in the history of the sport for him. And within days he accused them of some pretty shady stuff that is not true. And he has walked away from his contract."