K-1 World Grand Prix Final 8 2010: The Rise of Alistair Overeem?

There aren't many fighters that can captivate a audience around the world quite like Alistair Overeem can. At this point in history, Alistair Overeem is the Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and he is heading into his second K-1 World Grand Prix. His only K-1 foil and arch-enemy Badr Hari is taking a bit of a sabbatical from this year's World Grand Prix, as is former three-time champion Remy Bonjasky, leaving the door wide open for another fighter to do their best to conquer the mountain that is Semmy Schilt.Semmy Schilt is the most dominant fighter in the world right now, coming into this year's World Grand Prix looking for a repeat performance of last year where he steamrolled the competition on the way to his fourth world title. Schilt will without a doubt be the favorite for this year, with Bonjasky and Hari out of action, but that also leaves things wide open for a fighter like Alistair Overeem who has looked unstoppable in 2010. Overeem ended 2009 by planting an atomic knee to the face of Kazuyuki Fujita, which opened the door for the rampage that was 2010 for Overeem. His year began with the demolition of Dzevad Poturak with his atomic knee led to making short work of Brett Rogers to defend his Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship and making it look easy to take out Australian Ben Edwards to qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 8.�He heads into the quarterfinals against Tyrone Spong, easily one of the most talented prospects in the world, a fighter who has jumped up in weight over his career on his way to K-1. The only problem is that in K-1, Tyrone Spong is one of the smallest fighters in the World Grand Prix. Spong is extremely skilled and powerful for his size, but as long as he competes with Heavyweights and Super Heavyweights in K-1, there will always be a footnote next to his name about how undersized he was compared to his opponents. This is why he is perfect for competing in It's Showtime, where there are various weight classes, with Spong actually holding the promotion's 95MAX Championship.Overeem steps into the World Grand Prix this year with an aura of a destroyer, a matured fighter who is stepping into a competition that he is fully prepared for. Overeem is ready to realize his full potential and become a Heavyweight Champion in a major MMA promotion and hold the mos prestigious title in the kickboxing world. Alistair Overeem is heading into the World Grand Prix as a stablemate of Semmy Schilt and looking like the only man who can possibly stop Schilt. It should be noted that while they are both Golden Glory fighters, they fight out of different Golden Glory gyms and have both gone on the record stating that they are not afraid to fight each other.�HKL coverage of K-1 Grand Prix 2010 Final 8

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