Alistair Overeem Net Worth;How Much Is Alistair Overeem Earnings?

Alistair Overeem is a professional Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who has a net worth of $5 million. He is best known as one of the fighters to hold the world titles in both K-1 kickboxing and MMA at the same time.

How Much Is Alistair Overeem Earnings?

As Alistair Overeem, name and fame grew higher in the MMA, his $5 million net worth also started growing high. His source of wealth is from sports career. Alistair yearly salary is $1,377,142. Alistair has owns different titles and bouts, which bring him not only moral satisfaction because of achieving the main goal, but also wealth too.

Alistair Overeem Career beginning: Mixed Martial Arts

In 1999, Alistair Overeem made his MMA debut and initially fought mainly in the Netherlands, later in Japan at Pride FC. He competed in the weight category up to 93 kilograms until 2006, he moved permanently in the heavyweight class from 2007. In 2007, Alistair succeeded at the US MMA organizer Strikeforce by a victory over Paul Buentello. 

Alistair won his first fight in the UFC against Brock Lesnar on December 31, 2011. His UFC fight was to be a world championship title fight against Junior Dos Santos, reigning UFC heavyweight champion. Unfortunately, he was replaced by Frank Mir.

In 2013, Alistair returned after his suspension, he did not succeed in building on his towering form. So he was defeated by the traded fighters Antônio Silva, Travis Browne and Ben Rothwel where he suffered heavy knockout. However, he overcame this disaster and put on a series of four victorious battles in succession. 

On December 19, 2015, Alistair strongest performances were the Dutchman, when he knocked out the former champion Junior dos Santos with a left hook. He fought UFC 203 against Stipe Miocic for the first time around the UFC heavyweight title on September 16. Although, he lost the fight through a knockout in the first round. 

Alistair knockout victory against Mark Hunt at UFC 209 and by a controversial victory in his third duel with Fabrício Werdum at UFC 213 brought Alistair for a renewed title fight into the conversation.

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Kickboxing Career

At the age of 17, Alistair Overeem had his first professional kickboxing fight in a K-1 rules fight on 15 November 1997, winning the fight. After that on March 14, 1999, he fought against Paul Hordijk, winning by decision. Then, Alistair moved on to K-1, having two K-1 fights in six years against Errol Parris and Glaube Feitosa. But, he was knocked out in both bouts and stayed with MMA.

Alistair Overeem faced Badr Hari, one of K-1's top contenders, under K-1 rules on December 31, 2008, and knockout Hari in the first round. Subsequently, he faced Remy Bonjasky, the defending K-1 Champion and he was knocked down by a right hook from Bonjasky in the third.

Alistair defeated K-1's longest-serving member, legendary three-time champion Peter Aerts, through the unanimous decision. He knocked out Kyokushin karate champion Ewerton Teixeira at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, with a knee strike in the first round, but lost to Badr Hari via TKO in the semifinals.

Alistair defeated Dzevad Poturak through KO (right knee) in round one at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010. On October 2, 2010, he defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16, which qualified him for the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix.

On 11 December, Alistair won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final at the Ariake Coliseum. He beat Tyrone Spong in the quarterfinals and he defeated Gokhan Saki in the semi-finals by the first-round TKO after breaking Saki's right arm with a left middle kick. In the finals, he fought Peter Aerts for the second time and finished him in the first round.

Alistair Overeem Early Life and Personal Life

Alistair Overeem was born on May 17, 1980, in Hounslow, Greater London, England, as Alistair Cees Overeem. He is a son of Jamaican and a Dutch. His parents divorced when he was six years old and he moved with his mother and older brother to the Netherlands.

Alistar started practicing judo, track and field and basketball as a child. His brother Valentijn took him to Chris Dolman’s MMA gym to learn to define himself when he was 15. He initially did not like the sport, but he dedicated his full time after meeting Bas Rutten and Joop Kasteel.

Relationship of Alistair Overeem and Zelina Angela Bexander

Talking about his personal, Alistair Overeem has kept his personal life secret. There are no clues about his past relationship or any affairs. As per the source, Alistair fiance is Zelina Angela Bexander. The couple welcomes two children, Storm born on October 18, 2006, and Yazz-Ley Rey born on February 27, 2016.