Bloody Elbow · Jun 30, 2016
Alistair Overeem: From flop to title shot in one year
Per Haljestam-USA TODAY SportsThe landscape of the MMA careers can change very quickly, and Alistair Overeem is the perfect example of that.
What a difference a year can make. Last year at the end of June, the MMA world was abuzz with Jose Aldo bailing on the UFC 189 headliner and Chad Mendes being inserted into an interim title fight with Conor McGregor. Yoel Romero was saying strange things in post-fight interviews. Michael Bisping wasn't within spitting distance of a UFC title shot. And Alistair Overeem was considered a huge flop.