Alistair Overeem ORLANDO, Fla. – Alistair Overeem remembers a fresh-faced Brazilian, then just 27, who made his PRIDE debut more than a decade ago. He never could’ve guessed that upstart, Fabricio Werdum , would go on to win the most prominent heavyweight title in the sport. At the time, Overeem (39-14 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who co-headlines Saturday’s UFC on FOX 17 event opposite ex-titleholder Junior Dos Santos (17-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) at Orlando, Fla.’s Amway Center, didn’t think much of Werdum, who submitted Tom Erikson at that event, PRIDE 29, to move to 5-0-1. But now Werdum, the reigning UFC heavyweight champion who’s ranked No
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Alistair Overeem on Werdum: Never ‘thought he would become a champ’ – MMA Junkie