Blackzilian: Reem left after he injured teammate
“Alistair Overeem got mad because he was getting beat up by a guy with one hand, so he took Guto down and blew out his other knee,” said the Blackzilian Durinho.
UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem recently signed with VFD Marketing, his third management company in two years, having been released by the Blackzilians, and acrimoniously separating from Team Golden Glory before that.
Overeem’s training too has seen a variety of camps, including a private camp within the Blackzilians. Now Overeem will be training at Jackson’s MMA.
In a recent interview on the Sexto Round broadcast, Blackzilian Gilbert “Durinho” Burns said he was happy to see Overeem go, and that ‘Reem had injured a team member while frustrated over being bested in stand up.
“There’s a story that fighters kept in the gym,” said Burns as transcribed byGuilherme Cruz. “Guto was recovering from a knee injury, returning to training, and, even with a broken hand, he was beating Overeem up in a striking sparring.
“Overeem got mad because he was getting beat up by a guy with one hand, so he took Guto down and blew out his other knee. That’s why Guto hasn’t fought in a while. We were all upset about it, and that was when (Overeem) left the team. After he left, the team got better and we had better results. Thank God he left the team.”
“He’s an arrogant man. He’s exactly how he looks to be. One thing is getting in the gym and talking to me or a younger guy, but another thing is go there and not talk to Rashad, Vitor, Tyrone Spong, coach Henri (Rooft).
“He’s cocky, and the team got better when he left. He’s really tough, but he’s not that monster that he appears to be. I saw him get beat up bad in training by Anthony Johnson, Rashad, Vitor and Tyrone.”
