It's no secret what Overeem has been up to lately. Having held his own in sporadic kickboxing matches for several years in K-1 (the "major leagues" of the kickboxing world), Overeem reached another level of success in the promotion, beating some of their top contenders in impressive fashion. The kickboxing side-gig obviously didn't derail Overeem's MMA career, as the long-time "Golden Glory" team member acquired the second most coveted prize in heavyweight MMA when he became the Strikeforce champion with his victory over Paul Buentello back in November of 2007. Overeem (33-11 in MMA) didn't exactly earn the reputation of a "fighting champion" after winning the title, failing to return to the Strikeforce cage for a single title defense from the Nov. '07 victory until his last fight, a one-sided and one-round beat down of Brett Rogers at the Strikeforce event this past May.

Despite the inactivity within the Strikeforce borders, Overeem has compiled a near-flawless record since the Buentello victory, winning seven of eight fights from that Nov. '07 match. The only blemish in his eight contests came via a controversial "no contest" decision against Mirko CroCop at the DREAM 6 show in September of 2008.

It should be noted, for those keeping track of the heavyweight pecking order, that Overeem too has a submission loss to the recent "talk-of-the-MMA-town" Fabricio Werdum, dropping their bout in PRIDE in May of 2006 via tap out due to kimura.