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UnderGround Forum >> Just how popular is Overeem?
| 12/30/12 9:02 PM | |
BigMonsterCat
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Member Since: 5/27/12 Posts: 38 |
Not too many of the casual fans in USA, England and Australia would be real fans considering he only has one UFC fight. I assume in Japan and Europe he would be quite well known. How big was strikeforce with casual fans in USA? In Australia only fans who really follow MMA and kickboxing would know him. Is he as big a draw as any other heavyweight? Or bigger? 
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| 12/30/12 10:35 PM | |
Dirk Bevlin
Member Since: 12/18/12 Posts: 56 |
I'm in the States and have a few friends who are casual fans. They know who he is and like watching him fight. 
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| 12/30/12 10:36 PM | |
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Lord Nitemare
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Member Since: 7/27/11 Posts: 6990 |
After taking a piece of Cain's head off...his stock is going to rise drastically. |
| 12/30/12 10:37 PM | |
Wrinkle
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 7875 |
I think he`s gonna be one of the sports biggest stars by the end of 2013. |
| 12/30/12 10:39 PM | |
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Kimbos Bread
Member Since: 4/11/10 Posts: 3238 |
Wrinkle - I think he`s gonna be one of the sports biggest stars by the end of 2013.I believe it will be quite the opposite. He'll be off the vitamin s. he's going to get dealt a beating
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| 12/30/12 10:48 PM | |
Sub Aquatic
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Edited: 12/30/12 11:10 PM Member Since: 2/24/11 Posts: 170 |
Kimbos Bread -Wrinkle - I think he`s gonna be one of the sports biggest stars by the end of 2013.I believe it will be quite the opposite. Win or lose he'll have plenty of new fans next year. You can say whatever you like about him but one things for sure the guy always comes to fight. 48 fights with only 5 decisions - 19 subs 15 KO's. The Reem always comes to finish or get finished. He's a beast with heavy hands, brutal knees and great subs. It really is pretty rare for one of his fights to not be exciting (werdum buttflop).
His popularity will sky rocket in 2013 with UFC exposure regardless of winning or losing. You know he's not going in against Bigfoot or Cain looking to grind out a decision - someone's getting stopped! |
| 12/30/12 11:00 PM | |
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HenryO
Member Since: 8/1/12 Posts: 1599 |
All my friends ask me when Overeem is comin back |
| 12/30/12 11:02 PM | |
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Athletic Performance Inc
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Member Since: 8/26/08 Posts: 37 |
He's quite popular in Canada as well |
| 12/30/12 11:32 PM | |
MasterofMartialArts
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Member Since: 10/9/10 Posts: 4528 |
Sub Aquatic -I get exactly what you're saying-but had to say this. It sounds bad the way you typed "he comes to finish or be finished", lol, it just made me laugh. No fighter should ever come into a fight thinking "if I don't get the finish, then I want to get finished". Haha, he definitely is coming to finish somebody though, and will take the risk to attain it. Just had to say it :)Kimbos Bread -Wrinkle - I think he`s gonna be one of the sports biggest stars by the end of 2013.I believe it will be quite the opposite.
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| 12/30/12 11:33 PM | |
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Kinkle
Member Since: 11/23/05 Posts: 10655 |
After next year there will be no question who the greatest HW of all time is.... |
| 12/30/12 11:44 PM | |
HELWIG
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Member Since: 5/28/03 Posts: 67739 |
Without unlimited chemical enhancement, theres nothing to suggest Overeem will be more than a B level guy. Solid but not a consistent top level contender.
"After next year there will be no question who the greatest HW of all time is...."
Fedor Emelianenko still?
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| 12/30/12 11:46 PM | |
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gillyoteen
Member Since: 6/17/12 Posts: 1172 |
he is not on ronda rousey level of popularity but he's getting there |
| 12/31/12 12:08 AM | |
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Toquinho
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Member Since: 9/26/11 Posts: 1132 |
In Europe and esp japan he is the number 1 both kockbox and mma... Until badr hari is out of jail :)
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| 12/31/12 12:08 AM | |
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Toquinho
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Member Since: 9/26/11 Posts: 1133 |
^^haha meant kickbox :D
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| 12/31/12 12:25 AM | |
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gillyoteen
Member Since: 6/17/12 Posts: 1175 |
so your iphone automatically changed kickbox to kockbox because that is the term you use a lot and that's what software assumed you were trying to say interesting |
| 12/31/12 12:43 AM | |
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BigMonsterCat
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Member Since: 5/27/12 Posts: 39 |
I shall now refer to kickboxing as kockboxing.
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| 12/31/12 1:03 AM | |
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Toquinho
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Member Since: 9/26/11 Posts: 1136 |
^^ hehe knew this was coming ;)
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| 12/31/12 3:59 AM | |
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BigMonsterCat
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Member Since: 5/27/12 Posts: 40 |
So, he has a large following? He never seems to be associated with much positive. (Except beating Brock up)
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| 12/31/12 4:00 AM | |
ChaosOverkill
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Member Since: 3/2/11 Posts: 10210 |
If he stays out of PED trouble, Sky's the limit |
| 12/31/12 11:40 AM | |
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BigMonsterCat
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Member Since: 5/27/12 Posts: 41 |
Seems to me as though in the last few years he hasn't done much positive. Hope he gets smashed in his comeback fight.
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| 12/31/12 1:12 PM | |
Sobercuban
Member Since: 12/23/12 Posts: 3 |
None of the casual fans in my office know him by name, at all. When I mention that he was the guy that 'retired' Lesnar they all go "oh yeah that guy, he seemed pretty good" or something of the like. |
| 12/31/12 1:22 PM | |
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Chimp Strength
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Member Since: 12/17/11 Posts: 1561 |
Kimbos Bread -Not that I'm suggesting he was regularly anyway, but do you really think one failed test and the athletic commissions shoddy testing would put him (or anyone for that fact) off the vitamin s? Reem will still be as big either way, it's whether he can deal with Cain now. JDS was a much better match up for him imo.Wrinkle - I think he`s gonna be one of the sports biggest stars by the end of 2013.I believe it will be quite the opposite.
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| 12/31/12 1:22 PM | |
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Toquinho
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Member Since: 9/26/11 Posts: 1139 |
Bc most of his fight were in europe/japan. When he beats silva and cain to take the belt his popularity will rise bc his style appeals to most fight fans..
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| 12/31/12 1:25 PM | |
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RollHighAllDay
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Member Since: 1/20/12 Posts: 38 |
I don't know if he is popular, but everyone who I know that's a casual fan knows him as the guy who pissed hot. I don't think that stigma is going away anytime soon.
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