The Reem Earns Place in Guinness Book With K-1 Dynamite!! Win Over Duffee
Alistair Overeem earned more than the uber paycheck and the interim DREAM heavyweight belt in Japan at the K-1 Dynamite!! 2010 New Year’s Eve event. The DREAM, Strikeforce and K-1 Open Weight Grand Prix champion also secured a spot in the Guinness Book of World Record as the only fighter to consecutively hold three championship belts.
If it’s any consolation to Todd Duffee, who reportedly made $60,000 for the 19-second pounding he took from “The Demolition Man,” his name will also be inscribed in the tome as the fighter who Overeem beat to set the record. At least there’s that.
Backstage after the fight Duffee (6-2) asked the dominant Dutch fighter to commit to a rematch if he built up his record and got some experience.
Alistair Overeem in 2010
Alistair Overeem’s knockout of Todd Duffee at Dynamite!! 2010 capped one of the best years any heavyweight has had. He held titles in Strikeforce and DREAM and won the K-1 World Grand Prix, becoming the first fighter to hold major MMA and kickboxing titles at the same time.
He joined the UFC in 2011 and knocked out Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 that December.