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Alistair Overeem

Birth name
Alistair Cees Overeem
Birthplace
Hounslow, Middlesex, England, U.K.
Date of birth
17 May, 1980
Date of death
Ethnicity
* father – African-Jamaican * mother – Dutch
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Birth Name: Alistair Cees Overeem

Place of Birth: Hounslow, Middlesex, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 17 May, 1980

Ethnicity: * father – African-Jamaican * mother – Dutch

Alistair Overeem is a Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He was a Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, a DREAM Heavyweight Champion, and a K-1 World Grand Prix Champion. He is one of only two fighters to have held world titles in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time.

Alistair was born in Hounslow, London, England, to a Jamaican father and a Dutch mother. His brother is mixed martial artist and kickboxer Valentijn Overeem. His parents divorced when he was six years old, and he and his mother relocated to the Netherlands.