The 38-year-old heavyweight has maintained a startling level of relevancy in combat sports throughout the past two decades, in large part because of his willingness to evolve and adapt his skill set to an ever-changing game. Although changing teams has become somewhat of a taboo subject in mixed martial arts, Overeem credits the practice for helping him to stick around at the top of heavyweight division as long as he has. And whether it was with Golden Glory or JacksonWink or his current squad — Colorado’s Elevation Fight Team — Overeem has always valued the benefits that a change of scenery can provide.
Alistair Overeem says he’d be ‘retired by now’ if he hadn’t changed teams throughout his career
