Heavyweight MMA icon Alistair Overeem appears to be sticking to his retirement from combat sports, trading in his four-ounce gloves for a career in politics.
‘The Demolition Man’ has had some time to think long and hard about his career after being slapped with a 12-month suspension last year. Following his clash with Badr Hari at GLORY Collision 4, Overeem was informed that he had tested positive for a non-performance-enhancing substance resulting in his year-long layoff. Shortly after, the former UFC star announced his retirement only to backtrack, expressing a desire to compete a few more times before calling it quits.
That no longer appears to be the case as Alistair Overeem has once again announced his retirement, revealing that he would be running for the Dutch House of Representatives as a part of the Belang van Nederland (Interest of the Netherlands) party. The decision was announced by BVNL leader Wybren van Haga on X.
