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Overeem's Hand Injury Caused by Brawl With Nightclub Bouncers

Reports surfaced this week concerning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem and a hand injury that forced him out of consideration for a fight on Strikeforce's upcoming June 6th event in St. Louis.  Although many assumed that the injury happened during training, a new interview conducted by Fighters Only with Overeem's trainer, Bas Boon, shines a revealing light on what actually happened to his hand:

"Alistair attended some famous dance club with his brother Valentine. Went to the toilet and did not have coins to pay the toilet woman. Alistair told her he would pay a euro when he came back, because he did not have change. Then the security guard who was near by started to get involved," he wrote.

"Brother Valentine saw the incident and also started asking what the problem was. They offered to pay, but by then 6 security guards came over surrounding them. The Overeem brothers were asked to leave, Alistair was already outside when he saw his brother Valentine fighting.

"Valentine still was discussing the situation on his way outside with one of the security guards hit Valentine in the face with a flash light. Three security guards dived onto Valentine and brother Alistair wanted to go back inside to help his brother. This resulted in five security guards in the hospital."

"It was only because of the management pushing him to go to the hospital that he saved his hand. When he finally got his injury checked, he was advised to stay a few days in the hospital. They told him if he would have come any later he would have lost his hand," said Boon.

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Although this wouldn't be the first bar fight a pro MMA fighter has found himself in, and it's difficult to determine who was really to blame for the incident based on Boon's account, it seems that things escalated far more than they probably should have.  While it appears that the Overeem brothers could have perhaps simply left the club when they were asked to instead of trying to argue, what's more disconcerting is that Boon seems to be almost gloating that Overeem put five security guards in the hospital.


I do wish Alistair a speedy recovery though, and it's fortunate that he did suffered any serious damage.  Elsewhere in the report, it mentions that the bit about Overeem potentially "losing his hand" is referencing a cut that the heavyweight suffered during the brawl which later became infected and required hospitalization.

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I think supremacy reported this in his last multi topic fanpost..

by Anton Tabuena on May 21, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Ah crap

didn’t see it at the end of his post there…sorry, Supremacy!

by Scott Haber on May 21, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here’s a video of the incident.

Keep firing Assholes!

This is a dream competition for me. I drink as much coffee as I want, and eventually I hallucinate.

by Ubernoober on May 21, 2009 9:50 PM EDT reply actions  

The sherrif’s a n-DING!!.

What’d he say?

The sherrif’s a N-DING!!

I think he said the sherrif is near.

What a great move. Zero chance of being made today, though.

People just need to lighten up.

by mightyhokie on May 22, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

toilet woman? having to pay to use the restroom? what the hell?

by Tonley on May 22, 2009 4:18 AM EDT reply actions  

The same all over Mainland Euope, i.e. except UK. From mcDonalds to bars, you pay to use the toilet.

by -Sam on May 22, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

You send 5 bouncers to the hospital and try not to act a little proud

by Flyghtt on May 22, 2009 5:50 AM EDT reply actions  

Does this make him 5x tougher than Kimbo?

How much did all of the “bouncers” weigh?

Did this happen at the Taco Bell parking lot next to the club?

by Riney on May 22, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Fuck, he should be top 10 now.

Interesting that he would have lost his hand. Did it get an infection of some sort?

by Pandanus on May 22, 2009 6:59 AM EDT reply actions  

Nm just read it. But curious what kind it would have been?

by Pandanus on May 22, 2009 6:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

Those bounces were obviously

equine aficionados and did not take too kindly to Overeem’s new diet choice.

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on May 22, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions  

Bouncers that is

Arguing on the internet is like being in the special olympics, even when you win you are still retarded.

by dnevil001 on May 22, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

i saw him at a shooto event (in holland) this night and from a small distance it didnt look like it was broken or anything.

by STEVENvanGEEL on May 22, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions  

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