AlistairOvereem

GROWING UP
Alistair Overeem was born on May 17, 1980 in Hounslow, England to a Jamaican father and Dutch mother. His parents divorced when he was six years old. His mother then moved Alistair and his brother Valentijn to the Netherlands. Alistair presently lives in Miami.
As a boy, Alistair competed in sports like judo, athletics and basketball. When he was a youngster he got into some trouble at school and was losing direction in his life, so his brother Valentijn – then a well-known fighter himself – took him to the gym to teach him discipline and respect. At first he didn't like to work out, but after training with Bas Rutten, Joop Kasteel and others, he eventually learned to enjoy it.
At the age of 17, Alistair entered his first kickboxing fight under K1 rules. The driven young Alistair won that fight, which marked the beginning of a glorious career and the turningpoint for him to stri-veto become a successful professional fighter.