Hari (Sanskrit: हरि) is an Avatar, another name of Viṣṇu and Krishna, and appears as the 650th^[1] name in the Vishnu sahasranama of Mahabharata. In Sanskrit "hari" sometimes refers to a colour, green, yellow, or fawn-coloured/khaki. It is the colour of the Sun and of Soma. The word Hari is widely used in Dharmic literature covering Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religions.

Some other related meaning of Hari

1. bearing (adj.) 2. bay 3. tawny 4. an exclamation 4. people 5. sun 6. Lion 7. horse 8. monkey 9. steed

Religious usage[link]

• The word Hari is a particular class of gods under manu tamasa.
• The Harivamsha ("lineage of Hari") is a text in both the Puranic and Itihasa traditions.
• Vaishnavites believe that God (conceived as Vishnu) has form and is without form. Swami Tapasyananda, in his book, Bhakti Schools of Vedanta, reminds readers that Vishnu pervades everything and is not anthropomorphic. Vishnu has no particular material form but can manifest in any form, and is a center of all force, power, will, auspiciousness, goodness, beauty, grace, responsiveness, etc. As Swami Tapasyananda said, "Vishnu is the Indwelling Spirit in all beings and the whole cosmos constitute His body."
• In the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, Hari is a name of both Krishna or Vishnu meaning "he who steals, or takes away", referring to how Krishna takes away all distress and anxieties, and lovingly robs the heart of His devotee. During religious festivals it is a common occurrence to hear people call out Haribol ! Haribol ! meaning "please call out the name Hari", the Hare Krishna mantra contains the name in the vocative.
• According to Adi Sankara's commentary on the Vishnu sahasranama, Hari means "One who destroys samsara", which is the entanglement in the cycle of birth and death, along with ignorance, its cause.
• In the Ravidasi religion it is the holy symbol consisting of the three Gurmukhi letters with the character for "i" being made into a flame. It adorns all Ravidasi temples, known as Gurdehras. In Ravidassia Dharam it is used as "हरि" "ਹਰਿ".
• It is a name of God in Hindu.

Influences[link]

The Avestan cognate is zari, sometimes incorrectly identified as the first part of the name of Zarathustra. The English words "gold" and "yellow" are probably also both cognates of hari. They all derive from the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-, meaning "to shine". Many words in other unrelated languages in Asia are also derived from the word due to the influence of Sanskrit as a language of learning in the region. For example, the word for "daylight" in Indonesian, the word for "day" in Malay and the word for "king" in Tagalog are "hari". It is also a commonly used name in many Indian languages.

See also[link]

• Gauranga
• Hari Nama Keerthanam
• Hari Tuma Haro
• Harikatha
• Hara, a name for Shiva

References[link]

Cited from Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by Swami Tapasyananda ((Ramakrishna Math Publications, Chennai))

External links[link]

• Online Vedic Encyclopedia
• Krishna.com All about Krishna.

Đông Nhi
Đông Nhi
Background information
Birth name	Mai Hồng Ngọc
Born	(1988-10-13) October 13, 1988 (age 24)
Origin	Vietnam
Genres	Pop

Mai Hồng Ngọc, stagename Đông Nhi (born 13 October 1988, in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese female singer.^[1] She studied at the Marie Curie High School, Ho Chi Minh City.

References[link]

vi:Đông Nhi

zh:東兒

Badr Hari بدر هاري
Born	(1984-12-08) December 8, 1984 (age 27) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other names	The Golden Boy The Bad Boy The Cobra
Nationality	Dutch Moroccan
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
Division	Super Heavyweight
Style	Muay Thai
Team	Mike's Gym (2005-present) Chakuriki Gym (2000-2005) Sitan Gym
Trainer	Mike Passenier Thom Harinck Naazim Richardson
Years active	2000-present (Kickboxing)[1]
Kickboxing record
Total	101
Wins	90
By knockout	78
Losses	11
By knockout	7
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By submission	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: January 28, 2012

Badr Hari^[2] born December 8, 1984^[3] in Amsterdam, Netherlands is a Moroccan-Dutch ^[4] super heavyweight kickboxer from the Netherlands, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion (2007—2008)^[5] and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist.^[6] As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.^[7] Hari has been a prominent figure in the world of kickboxing and considered one of the best kickboxers in the world,^[8] however he has been involved in a number of controversies relating to his "unsportsmanlike conducts" in the sport and alleged crimes of violence outside of the ring.^[9]

He was disqualified in the final match of the K-1 World GP 2008 Finals due to "unsportsmanlike conduct" against Remy Bonjasky.^[10] In May 2009 he knocked out Semmy Schilt in the first round and became the first ever It's Showtime World Heavyweight champion.^[11] However he lost this title when he was again disqualified after another unsportsmanlike conduct against Hesdy Gerges at the It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam.^[12] Aside from the sport, he has been arrested multiple times since 2006 on various assault charges against others.^[13]

Hari has been officially praised by the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, since 2009 for his outstanding accomplishments in the sport.^[14]

In late 2011, Hari announced he would leave kickboxing as of 2012, to pursue a career in boxing.^{[citation needed]} His farewell match was on January 28, 2012 against Gokhan Saki, whom he knocked out in the first round.^{[citation needed]} Hari will move to Philadelphia to train with Naazim Richardson, and is anticipated to become a contestant for the heavy weight world champion title.^{[citation needed]}

Early life[link]

Born in Amsterdam, Badr Hari began practicing kickboxing at the age of seven, under the guidance of former World Champion Mousid Akamrane. As a teenager he trained at the Sitan Gym. When the Sitan Gym moved to Rotterdam, he joined the famous Chakuriki Gym ran by Thom Harinck.^[15] Under Harinck, Hari developed into one of the greatest kickboxing talents of the Netherlands. Badr Hari was fighting under the Dutch flag till he lost his match against Stefan Leko in 2005. It was the first time his parents attented one of his fights and he asked for the microphone to say some words to the Dutch audience. Hari couldn't be understood as the audience proceeded to boo him, after which Hari was quoted saying "I thought to myself, I have never witnessed such ungratefulness". From that day Hari decided to represent Morocco and stopped working with Tom Harinck. Mike Passenier became his new coach.^[16]

Kickboxing career[link]

Early career[link]

Under Harinck's coaching, Hari suffered few losses. In 2003 he replaced Melvin Manhoef with only a few days notice, to fight Alexey Ignashov. Hari, outweighed by more than 18 kg, lost the fight by knockout (body punch), but gained a lot of respect for stepping up to such an opponent under those circumstances.

In January 2005, Hari left the Chakuriki Gym and joined Simon Rutz's It's Showtime team. After a few months' training at the Mejiro Gym he returned to Harinck's, but left again a couple of weeks later. Since then he has been coached by Mike Passenier, who has also trained Joerie Mes, Bjorn Bregy and Melvin Manhoef.

Road to K-1[link]

Hari's road to fame began with a pair of matches against Stefan Leko in 2005. The first took place at the It's Showtime 2005 event in June 2005. Hari, who was generally known for his big mouth and slow ring entrance started some trash talk between them before the fight, making the hype even greater. Hari's long ring entrance took longer than the actual fight, where Hari was knocked out by Leko's trademark spinning back kick.

Hari got his chance for revenge in November 2005 when he entered the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 tournament as a reserve fighter against Leko, making his K-1 World GP debut at the age of 20.^[17] Hari knocked Leko out by a spinning back high kick to the jaw at 1:30 in the second round.^[18] After all the bad blood between both fighters, Hari helped his opponent up and escorted the dazed German to the corner.

[edit] K-1 New Zealand 2006

In 2006 Badr Hari was scheduled to participate in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam on May 13, 2006, but fought in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland, in New Zealand, instead as a last minute replacement. His opponent in the first round was Australian Peter "The Chief" Graham. Hari once again showed his bad boy reputation by abusing Graham and starting a street fight at the press conference. In the actual fight Hari was knocked out by Graham's trademark "Rolling Thunder". The heel hit Hari hard on the head and knocked him out cold. Graham's kick broke Hari's jaw in multiple places and sidelined Hari for several months.^[19]

Return to K-1[link]

Hari returned to the ring at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Final Elimination in Osaka, Japan against Ruslan Karaev. Karaev hurt Badr with a straight right that left Hari slouching over in the corner, then Karaev delivered a kick to Hari's face; Hari was counted out by the referee but immediately he and his corner protested, claiming the kick was a foul. When the referee did not respond, Hari and his cornermen caused a commotion and refused to leave the ring until they were escorted out by K-1 officials. Hari left in anger and trashed his changing room. Six months later, Hari was awarded a rematch against the Russian. After being knocked down by Karaev in the second round, Hari stood back up, slipped a punch and delivered a KO blow with a straight right to Karaev.^[20]

Despite being knocked out, Hari was once again picked as a reserve fighter in the K-1 Grand Prix 2006 Finals against Paul Slowinski. He won the fight by unanimous decision.^[21] Hari then fought the Danish Nicholas Pettas at the K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!! extravaganza and broke Pettas's left shoulder in the second round with a right high kick.^[22]

Hari got his revenge against Karaev at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama. Karaev and Hari's matchup was one of two bouts to qualify for the first K-1 Heavyweight Title Match, scheduled on April 28, 2007 in Hawaii. Hari was knocked down in the second round and was just able to make it to his feet when Karaev intended to finish the fight with a swinging punch which Hari ducked, and landed a right cross to score a KO.^[23]

K-1 Heavyweight champion[link]

On April 28, at K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii, Badr Hari and Yusuke Fujimoto fought for the newly introduced Heavyweight belt. Hari won the fight in 56 seconds with a kick to the chin. With the knockout Hari became the world's first ever K-1 Heavyweight champion.^[24]

Hari got his chance for revenge against Peter Graham, whose turning kick broke his jaw in 2006, in Hong Kong at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong.^[25] He dropped Graham with a body punch and won by unanimous decision. After the bout, Hari and Graham seemed to bury the hatchet, hugging each other, although the two started taunting each other again at the post-fight press conference.^[26]

In September 2007 at the K-1 World GP 2007 Final Elimination, Badr Hari beat the K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas tournament champion, Doug Viney, by a second round KO and qualified for his first K-1 World GP Final, held on December 8 in Yokohama, Japan.^[27] His winning streak came to an end with a decision loss to Remy Bonjasky, during quarter final.

2008[link]

[edit] K-1 World GP 2008

All of Hari's wins in 2008 were by knockouts, by beating Ray Sefo in Yokohama, Glaube Feitosa (whom he defended his heavyweight title) in Fukuoka and Domagoj Ostojic in Hawaii. On his next fight in Seoul he qualified for the K-1 World GP 2008 Final by TKO win over the Korean giant Hong Man Choi.

Hari facing Remy Bonjasky in the K-1 World GP 2008 Final

In the quarterfinals on December 6, Hari defeated three time K-1 World champion Peter Aerts by TKO in the second round. In the semis he knocked out Errol Zimmerman and headed to his first K-1 Final against Remy Bonjasky. After suffering a knockdown in the first, Hari was disqualified in the second round for unsportsmanlike conduct by stomping and punching an already downed Bonjasky. First the referee Nobuaki Kakuda issued a yellow card and one point deduction. Meanwhile Hari proceeded to Bonjasky’s corner shouting, and quarreled with his opponent's trainer Ivan Hippolyte who then also approached Hari aggressively, but the officials prevented any further physical contact between them.^[28] After the five-minute recovery time elapsed, the doctor reported Bonjasky was seeing double and could not continue. Hari was issued a red card and Bonjasky was declared the K-1 World GP 2008 champion.^[10]

In later interviews Hari claimed Bonjasky was acting, and that "Remy's corner was screaming at him to stay down".^[29] At a press conference before the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Yokohama, where Alistair Overeem attended along with Bonjasky, Overeem handed Bonjasky a statue which looked exactly like the statue of Oscar, implying Bonjasky was acting.^[30]

Although numerous Japanese media sources assumed that K-1 would suspend Hari indefinitely,^[31] he was not suspended,^[32] but he received the most severe punishment ever in the history of K-1.^[33] K-1 stripped him of his heavyweight title, his runner-up title in the tournament, his prize money from the tournament and the full amount of his fee for participation in the tournament.^[34]

[edit] Dynamite!! 2008

While there were many rumours of his and his opponent's participation, it was finally announced that Hari would face MMA Heavyweight Alistair Overeem in a K-1 rules match on K-1's New Year's Eve extravaganza Dynamite!! 2008.^[35] Hari lost the fight by a left hook KO at 2:02 in the first round.^[36] After the match, Hari commented that this would be the last time he would participate in the Dynamite!! series, and that he would stick to stand-up fighting so he would never have an MMA rules match with Overeem.^[36]

2009[link]

In May 2009 at the It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam, Hari fought Semmy Schilt in a long-awaited bout for the newly introduced It's Showtime World Heavyweight title. Hari came out very aggressively and knocked Schilt down twice in the first round. The fight was stopped after the second knockdown and Hari took the heavyweight title in 45 seconds.^[11] Simon Rutz, the president of It's Showtime, has referred to this as one of his favorite bouts in the history of It's Showtime.^[37]

In September 2009 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, Hari again used his trademark right body shot to score a first round knockout over Zabit Samedov.^[38]

At the selection for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Hari chose to fight Ruslan Karaev for the third time. He ran through the tournament with first round knockouts over Karaev and Alistair Overeem in a rematch, to make it to the World Grand Prix Final for the second year against Semmy Schilt. In their rematch Hari lost by KO after being knocked down 3 times in the first round.

2010[link]

His first fight in 2010 was at the It's Showtime 2010 Prague in the Czech Republic, where Hari defended his Showtime heavyweight title with a second round knockout over Mourad Bouzidi.^[39] In April Hari defeated Alexey Ignashov in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama.^[40] The fight went to decision, Hari's first non-knockout win in 3 years.

[edit] It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam

Hari's Showtime title was again on the line against his former Chakuriki fellow Hesdy Gerges in Amsterdam in May. Before the match, he claimed in a press interview that his opponent at the event was originally planned to be Remy Bonjasky but Bonjasky refused to fight Hari, stating Bonjasky was afraid to lose.^[41]

Hari in 2007

The It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam event took place at the Amsterdam Arena in May 2010.^[42] Hari dominated most of the first round, hitting Gerges many times and having him on the ropes. Hesdy surprised everyone on the night for taking the punishment. In the second round Gerges came forward, Hari counter-attacked forcefully and Gerges fell, when Gerges was standing up Badr Hari kicked him in the face. Badr was again disqualified and did not speak in the ring after Gerges was announced the winner. Instead, training partner Melvin Manhoef apologized to the fans on Badr's behalf but was booed by the crowd because of Badr's unsportsmanship Gerges became the new "Its Showtime" Heavyweight champion.^[43]

2011[link]

After the Gerges fight, Hari took a year off from kickboxing.^[44] He stated that it was his own choice.^[45] He made his return to the ring at It's Showtime 2011 Lyon against French Kickboxer, Gregory Tony. Rather than using the catwalks for his entrance he decided to walk through his adoring fans, to where the fight was actually delayed because he was unable to get to the ring without security holding his fans away. What was expected to be a great warm up fight for Hari, turned out to be one-sided as Hari, with ease, won by TKO in round one with 3 quick knockdowns.

Though the biggest interest was for Badr to rematch Hesdy Gerges for the Showtime heavyweight title it was announced that he would fight Romanian Daniel Ghita in September. Ghita has been ranked as one of the best 5 kickboxers in the world and lost a decision against Gerges earlier in the year, but many feel he was robbed and is viewed as a tough opponent for Hari.^[44]

The fight never materialised, however, and he instead announced that he would retire from kickboxing and transition to boxing. He stated that he will compete in the 2011 K-1 World Grand Prix in October and December, and then face Gökhan Saki in the Netherlands on January 28, 2012 as his final match.^[46] The K-1 World Grand Prix was cancelled, however, due to financial difficulties.

2012[link]

Hari faced Gökhan Saki at It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden on January 28, 2012 in his latest kickboxing match. He defeated Saki by scoring three knockdowns in the first round before the referee stopped the fight, which earned him a TKO victory. He dropped Saki for the first time with a right uppercut. The second knockdown came from a right hook. Finally, he landed a right uppercut which dropped Saki and ended the fight.

In April 2012 the new organization K-1 Global Limited President, Mr. Mike Kim, announced that Hari will make his comeback in K1. Hari's first fight will take place on May 27 in Madrid, Spain. If he wins, he will also participate in the final qualifications in October in Asia and the K-1 World Grand Prix Final in New York in December. ^[47][48]

Titles[link]

• 2009 K-1 World Grand Prix runner up
• 2009-2010 It's Showtime Heavyweight world champion +95 kg (1st title defence)
• 2008 K-1 World Grand Prix runner up (Disqualification-Illegal kick)
• 2007-2008 K-1 Heavyweight champion -100 kg (1st title defence)
• 2002 WPKL Dutch Muay Thai champion

Kickboxing record[link]

Kickboxing record
90 Wins (78 (T)KO's, 12 decisions), 11 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2012-05-27 Win Anderson Silva K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16, Super Fight Madrid, Spain Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-01-28 Win Gökhan Saki It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Leeuwarden, Netherlands TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:44 2011-05-14 Win Gregory Tony It's Showtime 2011 Lyon Lyon, France TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns) 1 2:43 2010-05-29 Loss Hesdy Gerges It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands DQ (Kicked downed opponent) 2 0:48 Lost his It's Showtime World Heavyweight title. 2010-04-03 Win Alexey Ignashov K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2010-02-13 Win Mourad Bouzidi It's Showtime 2010 Prague Prague, Czech Republic KO (Right uppercut) 2 2:55 Defends his It's Showtime World Heavyweight title. 2009-12-05 Loss Semmy Schilt K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Ref Stop/3 knockdowna 1 1:48 Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 title. 2009-12-05 Win Alistair Overeem K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:14 2009-12-05 Win Ruslan Karaev K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 0:38 2009-09-26 Win Zabit Samedov K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Seoul, South Korea KO (Right body shot) 1 2:15 2009-05-16 Win Semmy Schilt It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Right cross) 1 0:45 Wins It's Showtime World Heavyweight title. 2009-02-08 Win Frederic Sinistra Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 Antwerp, Belgium KO (Right Cross) 1 2:06 2008-12-31 Loss Alistair Overeem Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:02 Fight was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 title. 2008-12-06 Loss Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2008 Final Yokohama, Japan DQ (Illegal kick) 2 0:53 2008-12-06 Win Errol Zimmerman K-1 World GP 2008 Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Right Cross) 3 2:15 2008-12-06 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World GP 2008 Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 1:39 2008-09-27 Win Hong Man Choi K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Korea TKO (Corner Stoppage) 4 0:00 2008-08-09 Win Domagoj Ostojic K-1 World GP 2008 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA KO (Left cross) 1 0:19 2008-06-29 Win Glaube Feitosa K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Right Cross) 1 2:26 Retains K-1 Heavyweight (-100kg) title. 2008-04-13 Win Ray Sefo K-1 World GP 2008 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:43 2007-12-08 Loss Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2007 Final Yokohama, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 2007-09-29 Win Doug Viney K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Korea KO (Right cross) 2 1:23 2007-08-05 Win Peter Graham K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong Hong Kong Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins K-1 Heavyweight (-100kg) title. 2007-04-28 Win Yusuke Fujimoto K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA KO (High kick) 1 0:56 2007-03-04 Win Ruslan Karaev K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Right Cross) 2 2:46 2006-12-31 Win Nicholas Pettas K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!! Tokyo, Japan TKO (Arm injury) 2 1:28 2006-12-06 Win Paul Slowinski K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-09-30 Loss Ruslan Karaev K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round Osaka, Japan KO (Right punch) 1 0:52 2006-03-05 Loss Peter Graham K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland Auckland, New Zealand KO (Rolling thunder) 3 2:54 2005-11-19 Win Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 Tokyo, Japan KO (Spinning Right High Heel kick) 2 1:30 2005-06-12 Loss Stefan Leko It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Spinning back mid kick) 1 1:44 2005-04-16 Win Vitali Akhramenko K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-03-11 Win Domagoj Ostojic Ultimate Nokaut 1 Karlovac, Croatia KO (Right hook) 2 0:10 2004-12-12 Win Gary Turner Rings Fightgala "Born Invincible" Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2004-10-10 Win Gokhan Saki 2 Hot 2 Handle Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00 2004-05-20 Win Aziz Khattou It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Knees) 2 1:45 2004-03-21 Win Errol Parris Profighters Gala in Almere Almere, Netherlands KO (Right hook) 5 2003-09-27 Win Antoni Hardonk Rings Fightgala Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2003-06-08 Loss Alexey Ignashov It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Right cross) 3 2:55 2003-03-30 Win Dennis Strijbis Rings Fightgala Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2003-02-02 Win Ahmet Lakus Killerdome II Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO 4 2002-11-24 Loss Karim Mrabet Xena Sports Victory or Hell Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2002-10-20 Win Ahmet Lakus Warriors Fight Night Dordrecht, Netherlands TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 5 2002-02-17 Win Willy Schneider WPKL Gala in Hogendorphal Amsterdam, Netherlands TKO (Doctor stoppage) 3 2000-11-19 Loss Rocky Grandjean WPKL Gala in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Spinning heel kick) 1 1:39
MMA record
0 Wins, 1 Loss Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2002-05-12 Loss Edmunds Kirsis Lords of the Ring Gala Deventer, Netherlands Submission (Forearm choke) 1 0:22 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also[link]

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Badr Hari

• Extensive Resource on Badr Hari
• Official website (entrance)—(start page)
• K-1 profile
• Mike's Gym official website

Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem in Amsterdam
Born	Alistair Cees Overeem (1980-05-17) May 17, 1980 (age 32) Hounslow, London, England[1]
Other names	The Reem, The Demolition Man, Ubereem
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	263 lb (119 kg; 18.8 st)
Division	Heavyweight (2007–present) Light Heavyweight (1999–2007)
Reach	81 in (206 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Submission grappling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Boca Raton, Florida, United States[1]
Team	Golden Glory (1999–2011) Xtreme Couture (2011–2012) Imperial Athletics (2012–present)
Trainer	Striking: Roberto Flamingo
Years active	1999–present
Kickboxing record
Total	14
Wins	10
By knockout	7
Losses	4
By knockout	3
Mixed martial arts record
Total	48
Wins	36
By knockout	15
By submission	19
By decision	2
Losses	11
By knockout	6
By submission	2
By decision	3
No contests	1
Other information
Occupation	Mixed martial arts fighter
Notable relatives	Valentijn Overeem, brother
Website	www.thereem.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: December 23, 2010 (2010-12-23)

Alistair Cees Overeem (born May 17, 1980) is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer,^[2][3] signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat sports to hold a world title in both MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. Alistair Overeem is ranked #3 in the heavyweight division.

Biography[link]

Overeem was born on (1980-05-17)May 17, 1980,^[4][5][6] to a Dutch mother and Jamaican father.^[7] His parents divorced when he was six years old. His mother, Clair, then moved Alistair and his brother Valentijn to the Netherlands, where Alistair has lived ever since.^[8][9]

As a child, Overeem competed in sports like judo, athletics and basketball.^[9] At 15 years of age, his brother Valentijn took him to Chris Dolman's gym to teach him how to defend himself.^[9][10] At first he didn't like to train, but after training with Bas Rutten, Joop Kasteel and others, he eventually learned to enjoy it.^[11][12]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by guillotine choke submission on October 24, 1999 (1999-10-24) at It's Showtime, the first event of the eponymously named promotion.^[9][13]

Early MMA Career[link]

After posting a 10–3 record in promotions such as RINGS, Overeem debuted in Pride Fighting Championships on July 20, 2002, defeating Yusuke Imamura by TKO in just 44 seconds.

Pride FC[link]

Overeem would win two more fights in Pride before entering the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2003 and losing to future UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell in the quarterfinal match. Overeem rebounded to defeat Tomohiko Hashimoto at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 in 36 seconds. On October 31, 2004 he fought Hiromitsu Kanehara, defeating him by TKO part-way through the first round at Pride 28. He lost his next fight against Brazilian Top Team fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira.

In 2005, Overeem entered the Pride Middle Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination 2005 where he defeated former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort by submission in the opening round. Overeem would move on to fight Igor Vovchanchyn in the quarterfinals at Pride Critical Countdown 2005 taking under two minutes to win by submission. Overeem lost in the semi-finals to the eventual champion Mauricio Rua.

In February 2006, Overeem fought Russian Top Team favorite Sergei Kharitonov. Overeem won the fight, dislocating Kharitonov's shoulder in the process. With his win over Kharitonov, Overeem secured a spot in the Pride 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix at Pride Total Elimination Absolute. He fought Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Fabricio Werdum, losing via kimura in the second round.

Debut in Strikeforce[link]

After his loss, Overeem traveled to San Jose, California to rematch Vitor Belfort at Strikeforce: Revenge. Despite being the main event, Overeem pulled out a decision win.

Return to Pride[link]

A month later Overeem returned to Pride for a highly anticipated rematch with Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Overeem entered the fight with a heavily taped neck. After controlling the first round and a half with his striking, Overeem was stumbled from a punch, Nogueira followed with a flurry of strikes. Worried Overeem would be more severely injured, his corner threw in the towel.

At Pride Final Conflict Absolute, he lost to Ricardo Arona. Overeem was on the receiving end of a leg kick that caused a non-serious injury to his nerves, causing him to lose feeling in his foot and leg. Unable to mount an offense or defend against Arona, Overeem tapped out to avoid further injury.

He then suffered another KO loss to Mauricio Rua at Pride 33, but returned in June 2007 with a submission win over Michael Knaap at K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam (despite K-1 being a kickboxing promotion, the bout was fought under MMA rules).

On September 17, 2007, at Hero's 10: Middleweight Tournament Final Alistair faced Sergei Kharitonov again. Overeem showed solid movement as soon as the first round began, but he suffered a KO loss just before the end of the first round.After not making the cut as a light heavyweight, Overeem realized that he had to stop cutting weight and fight at his natural weightclass.

Return to Strikeforce/Dream/Dynamite[link]

On November 16, 2007, Overeem defeated Paul Buentello for the vacant Strikeforce heavyweight title by submission due to knee strikes.^[14]

On June 15, 2008 Overeem won by KO in the first round against Lee Tae-Hyun at Dream 4. On July 21, 2008, Overeem defeated K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 champion Mark Hunt in the first round by submission at Dream 5.

His next fight was against Mirko Filipović at Dream 6 on September 23, 2008.^[15] After almost half of the first round which saw Overeem taking down Filipovic multiple times and effectively striking from the top position, cutting his Croatian foe, the bout was stopped and declared a no contest due to Alistair landing multiple knees to the groin of Filipovic.

Overeem was rumored to make his first title defense against Heavyweight Brett Rogers on June 6 at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, however a hand injury scuttled plans for the fight.^[16] According to Golden Glory manager Bas Boon, Overeem had suffered a hand infection following a nightclub brawl early May 2009. According to Boon, Alistair and his brother Valentijn – both heavyweights – had been involved in an altercation that left five security staff needing hospital treatment and nearly cost Alistair his hand.

Overeem was scheduled to make his first Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship defense in a rematch against Fabricio Werdum at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, but had to pull out due to a hand injury, most likely caused from his nightclub brawl.

Alistair defeated Tony Sylvester at Golden Glory's 10 year anniversary celebration with a standing guillotine choke.^[17] He used the same choke only 8 days later to submit James Thompson at Dream 12.^[18]

Overeem has stated that he wants a rubber match with Badr Hari, only this time in an MMA bout.^[19]

Overeem was set to face Andrei Arlovski at Dynamite!! 2009 but FEG instead opted to have him face, Kazuyuki Fujita to keep with the Dream Vs. Sengoku theme.^[20] Overeem quickly overpowered his opponent and recorded a knockout with a knee to the head.

Overeem then faced Brett Rogers on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship.^[21] He won the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Alistair Overeem declared for another time that he wants to fight Fedor Emelianenko, claiming that Fedor's management can no longer ignore his presence.^[22] The majority of Alistair Overeem's pre-fight training camp took place at the newly opened Golden Glory Gym in Pattaya, Thailand, where "The Demolition Man" concentrated on the further improvement of his Muay Thai skills.^[23]

Overeem faced Todd Duffee on December 31, 2010 at Dynamite!! 2010.^[24] Overeem defeated Duffee by way of knockout 19 seconds into the first round to win the Dream Interim Heavyweight Championship.^[25] Overeem was later upgraded to Dream Heavyweight Champion.

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix[link]

In early 2011, Alistair Overeem was named as one of 8 men that will take part of the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP, alongside rivals Fabricio Werdum, Sergei Kharitonov, Brett Rogers, Josh Barnett, Andrei Arlovski, Antonio Silva and Fedor Emelianenko.

A rematch with Fabricio Werdum took place on June 18, 2011, at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight-man heavyweight tournament.^[26] Overeem won by unanimous decision.

Removal from GP/Strikeforce[link]

On July 17, it was announced Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem was removed from the promotion’s 2011 heavyweight grand prix. Overeem went on to state that he felt the September date was too soon for him to return, and that he needed time to rest and heal after his June 18 quarterfinal decision win over Fabricio Werdum. Overeem swapped out for unbeaten up-and-comer Daniel Cormier.^[27] Subsequently, on July 29, it was announced that Overeem had been released from the Strikeforce organization as Zuffa exercised their right to eliminate the one remaining fight on his contract.^[28][29] It was revealed that the reason behind Overeem's release from Strikeforce was not due to his unwillingness to participate in the GP semi finals, but due to Golden Glory's policy requiring that the money fighters made through fights be paid through their management first.

This disagreement led not only to Overeem's release but also other Golden Glory stars under a Zuffa contract, including former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Marloes Coenen, Norwegian UFC heavyweight Jon Olav Einemo, and even brother Valentijn Overeem. Team Golden Glory leader Bas Boon stated he has since changed the policy, and that Alistair Overeem could come to the UFC under an exclusive deal, if the right terms are offered, which he now has.^[30]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

On December 30, 2011, at UFC 141, Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event against former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in what ultimately turned out to be Lesnar's final mixed martial arts fight. He defeated Lesnar by flooring him with a liver kick then finishing him off with an unanswered flurry of punches, prompting the referee to intervene and stop the fight, awarding Overeem a 1st round TKO victory and earning him a title shot against heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.

Overeem was scheduled to fight UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. However, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).^[31] He tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone that exceeded a ratio of 10-to-1, over the allowed ratio rate of 6-to-1. On Friday April 20, 2012, UFC President Dana White confirmed that Overeem has been removed from his fight with Dos Santos and replaced by Frank Mir.^[32]

One day prior to his meeting with the NSAC, Overeem released a prepared statement to the media in which he claims the positive result of the drug test came as a result of a doctor prescribed "anti-inflammatory medication that was mixed with testosterone."^[33] Overeem's lawyer filed a continuation request for additional time to gather support for his recent claim, which was voted on by the NSAC on April 24, 2012.^[34] The request was denied and the NSAC voted unanimously to deny Overeem's application status for a period of 9 months, dating back to March 27, the day of his drug test. He may reapply after this time period in December 2012.^[35]

Kickboxing career[link]

Overeem had his first professional kickboxing fight at 17 years old, in a K-1 rules fight on November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15).^[9][36] After that he fought against Paul Hordijk, winning by decision on March 14, 1999 (1999-03-14). Overeem then moved onto K-1, having two K-1 Kickboxing fights in 6 years against Errol Parris and Glaube Feitosa. Overeem was knocked out in both bouts and stayed with MMA from then on. He did not fight in K-1 for 4 more years.

On December 31, 2008, Overeem faced Badr Hari, one of K-1's top contenders, under K-1 rules. He defeated Hari by way of knockout in the first round. After that, he faced Remy Bonjasky, the defending K-1 champion. Overeem came out aggressive in the first and second rounds, bullying Bonjasky and landing some impressive offense, but in the third was knocked down by a right hook from Bonjasky, who thereby secured a unanimous decision win. All three judges scored the bout 30–28.

On September 26 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, having been selected by fan voting after his impressive performances against Remy Bonjasky and Badr Hari, Overeem shocked the kickboxing world by achieving a huge upset. He defeated K-1's longest serving member, legendary 3-time champion Peter Aerts by unanimous decision. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final, Overeem knocked out Kyokushin Karate Champion, Ewerton Teixeira with a knee strike in the first round, but lost to Badr Hari, via TKO from a head kick in the Semi Finals.

At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama, Overeem defeated Dzevad Poturak via KO (right knee) in Round 1 at 2:40.^[37] Overeem defeated Ben Edwards by TKO in the first round on October 2, 2010 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final 16.^[38]

On December 11, at the Ariake Coliseum, Overeem fought at and won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final. In the quarter finals, he beat Tyrone Spong by Unanimous decision. In the semi finals he came face to face with his teammate Gokhan Saki, who he defeated by first round TKO due to injury, breaking Saki's right arm with a hard left kick. Saki's arm was already injured as a result of his previous fight with Daniel Ghita. In the finals, he fought Peter Aerts for the second time. Alistair came out aggressively and finished Peter in the first round.

Personal life[link]

Overeem has a daughter named Storm.^[39] On a Japanese comedy show, Alistair Overeem claimed that his great-great-grandfather was William III of the Netherlands.^[40] Overeem had a cameo in the music video for the song "Sexy and I Know It" and "Sorry for Party Rocking" by LMFAO in September 2011.^[41] He won a celebrity sumo tournament in Japan in September 2011.

Legal Issues[link]

On January 1, 2012 following his match with Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, Overeem pushed or shoved a woman in the face, "causing her to stagger back," in an incident that occurred at the Wynn Las Vegas at about 3 a.m., according to the Las Vegas Police Department. Not arrested but summoned to court, Overeem has been charged with misdemeanor battery, facing a maximum of six months in the Clark County Detention Center and not more than a $1,000 fine. He is being represented by David Chesnoff.^[42] On March 28, 2012, Overeem was given a suspended 90 day county jail sentence plus 50 hours of community service with anger management. If Overeem fulfills the requirements, the battery charge will be dropped. Overeem is scheduled to be back in court on Sept. 26 to close the case.^[43]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Kickboxing[link]

• K-1
  • K-1 2009 World Grand Prix (Third place)
  • K-1 2010 World Grand Prix (Champion)

Mixed martial arts[link]

• Strikeforce
  • Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship (One time; First; Last)
  • One successful title defense
• Pride Fighting Championships
  • 2005 Middleweight Tournament (Third place)
• DREAM
  • DREAM Interim Heavyweight Champion (One time; First)
  • DREAM Heavyweight Championship (One time; First)
  • Fastest stoppage in a DREAM title bout (0:19; vs. Todd Duffee)
• 2 Hot 2 Handle
  • 2H2H Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • 2H2H Light Heavyweight Tournament (Champion)
• World MMA Awards
  • 2010 International Fighter of the Year
  • 2011 International Fighter of the Year

Submission grappling[link]

• Abu Dhabi Combat Club
  • 2005 ADCC European Trials Winner

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Kickboxing record[link]

Alistair Overeem kickboxing record

10 wins (7 (T)KO's), 4 losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2010-12-11 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 1 1:07 10–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Final. Won K-1 2010 World Grand Prix. 2010-12-11 Win Gokhan Saki K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan TKO (Injury) 1 2:20 9–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Semifinal. 2010-12-11 Win Tyrone Spong K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 8–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. 2010-10-02 Win Ben Edwards K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea TKO (Referee stoppage/3 knockdowns) 1 2:08 7–4 K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Qualifier. 2010-04-03 Win Dzevad Poturak K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Right knee) 1 2:40 6–4 2009-12-05 Loss Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (Referee stoppage/2 knockdowns) 1 2:14 5–4 K-1 2009 World Grand Prix Semifinal. 2009-12-05 Win Ewerton Teixeira K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan KO (Left knee) 1 1:06 5–3 K-1 2009 World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. 2009-09-26 Win Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 4–3 K-1 2009 World Grand Prix Qualifier. 2009-03-28 Loss Remy Bonjasky K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 3–3 2008-12-31 Win Badr Hari Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:07 3–2 2007-05-20 Win Jürgen Dolch Ultimate Glory 3: Upside Down Amersfoort, Netherlands KO (Punch) 1 2:02 2–2 2004-05-30 Loss Glaube Feitosa Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle Tokyo, Japan KO (Punch) 1 2:13 1–2 2001-02-04 Loss Errol Parris K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 3 1:22 1–1 1999-03-14 Win Paul Hordijk Thaiboxing Event in Veenendaal Veenendaal, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00 1–0 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes