MMA quick pic: And the Oscar goes to...Remy Bonjasky?

by Jesse Holland on Mar 27, 2009 11:55 AM EDT

Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem pokes fun at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Champion Remy Bonjasky during a press conference for tonight's K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Bonjasky, who won the 2008 GP after some illegal strikes from DQ'd opponent Badr Hari, has been accused by Overeem of acting his way into the victory by overselling his injuries during the bout.

We'll see who has the last laugh when the two collide in the main event later tonight on HDNet starting at 4:00 a.m. ET.

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Ok someone needs to KO Overeem already, I’ll be rooting for Remy here, but damn, he’s still giving up a good amount of size. Overeem needs to pick on someone his own size, like Kongo in the UFC. Would love to see Kongo vs Overeem

by O damn he got caught on Mar 27, 2009 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

sounds good, but where ever Overeem and Congo are, Yvel should also be in the mix – them 3 could make some sick fights

by Insain on Mar 27, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

anyone else going to stay up and watch this thing?we could blog it up on this thread if anyone is interested…

by brendan on Mar 27, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

definitely! the show starts at 10 a.m. over here, so i’ll be having a nice breakfast..

by RoB on Mar 27, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions

who knows anyting about Tyrone Spong? His record is impressive but he hasn’t fought top competition. Ghokan has fought the top competition, but hasn’t always won.

I like Manhoeff to win the tourny. And I’m still putting together a couple of cheap parlays.

To be honest with you guys, I have straight up fallen in love with K-1 since HDnet started airing!!!!!!

by ViolentMike on Mar 28, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Remy Bonjasky is still pretty big at 6’4 and around 235 lbs so it shouldn’t be that big a deal.. he’ll have the speed and kicking advantage to take the big boy down!

by RoB on Mar 27, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

overeem by TKO. he has looked very impressive in his last couple of fights and this one should be even better.

by sac165 on Mar 27, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

so be it… looks like I’ll have to take matters into my own hands..

by O damn he got caught on Mar 27, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Hold up, Alistar is fighting Remmy tonight? WOW!!!

Remy really needs to use his world class kicks if he wants to beat Alistar!

by john on Mar 27, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

This and the Almeida interview are the only threads even worth posting in today!

Mania, call me if you want to know any fight announcements! hahahaha

by john on Mar 27, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Man i am so psych’d. This fight is gonna be sick. Also for Manhoef and Zimmerman. I can’t wait.

by NameNotRequired on Mar 27, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

John, odds are up on BetUs and BoDog…

by ViolentMike on Mar 28, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeha, thanks VM…i threw in a few small parlays!

by john on Mar 28, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

Overeem is bigger than Kongo by about 15lbs. Not a whole lot but it just gives a measure of the size he’s inflated too. Guy’s a monster.

by RobH86 on Mar 27, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Hari was putting a beating on this fool! shame he lost to Overeem, but thats nothin’ to be down about

by Insain on Mar 27, 2009 12:01 PM EDT reply actions

Overeem via steroids.

by Lester the Pimp on Mar 27, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions

look at the size of his neck in that picture

by Brandon on Mar 27, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Can’t wait!!! My boy Badr is back and it’s just a great card overall.. I want Ruslan Karaev to win this GP and advance to the finals..

by RoB on Mar 27, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

I’ll take that back, neither of them is on the card, guess they got injured or something.

by RoB on Mar 27, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

OVEREEM IS EXTREMELY OVERATED. HE CANT FIGHT IN UFC. HE WILL GET SUSPENDED FOR STEROIDS. HE 99.9999999% USES THEM AND WON’t BE ALLOWED IN UFC. HIS BIGGEST ASSET IS HIS STRENGTH.

by anonymous, dont want overreem to kill me! on Mar 27, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

lol overrated by who? i havent seen him on too many pound for pound lists lately, if anything, he is underrated and would probably run through all but the top 3 in the UFC HW division, and maybe them as well…

by brendan on Mar 27, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup, just like Cro Cop did.

by MMACrossifre on Mar 28, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions

its a shame he didnt but i guarentee, Crocop would kill any fighter in a straight up fight to the death (a street fight)

by Insain on Mar 28, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

I am sure that the event doesnt start on hdnet at 1 am ET. It infact starts at 4 am ET.

by tad on Mar 27, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

lame, I’ll have to catch a replay then

by O damn he got caught on Mar 27, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

It really upsets me that I can’t get HDNet.

by Jeff on Mar 27, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions

Same here, Jeff.

by OJR on Mar 27, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

you guys can’t get directv? its a shame if you can’t plenty of mma every week.

by roy on Mar 27, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

every day its on

by McArthur on Mar 27, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Dishnetwork is what I have, mainly for the Sirus radio channels. Either of you guys know if HDNet streams over their own site or any others?

by Jeff on Mar 27, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions

im stuck with Dishnetwork because it provides the Italian Channel. it really pisses me off Jeff!

by john on Mar 27, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I think HDNet comes with Verizon Fios. Ill have to check when I get home

by rydinlow on Mar 27, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

why is it hes on steroids again? because he was 205 and now hes like 245-250? lets see forrest griffin is 6’3" and 240ish when not cutting weight, overeem is 6’5" 245 yeh that seems about right. he was always running out of gas at 205, did you ever wonder why? also until he gets busted quit making your fanboy forum accusations.

by stayfitty on Mar 27, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

LOFL compare forrest to overeem

by Brandon on Mar 27, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Accusing Overeem of steroids is not a fanboy forum accusation. It’s clear as day that this guy is on steroids. He weighed in at 224 pounds against Buentello and less than a year later, he’s weighing in at 250+, with puffy looking muscles and a bloated face. Even Remy commented on it during the conference.

by Jono on Mar 27, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions

god forbid someone puts on 20-30 pounds of muscle over a half DECADE period of time…

by brendan on Mar 27, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

People who argue on Overeem’s behalf constantly use misinformation. He fought Buentello on November of 2007 and weighed in at 224. Less than a year later, he gains 20-30 pounds of PURE muscle. Now if that doesn’t sound alarms in your head and make you very skeptical then you need to get your head out of your ass.

by Jono on Mar 28, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions

brenden — Not half a decade. Try half a year.

by MMACrossifre on Mar 28, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions

yes, it’s just silly to say that he hasn’t used steroids. putting on weight and putting on muscles are two different things, it’s not like Forrest is cutting 30 pounds of muscles to get down to 205

by RoB on Mar 28, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Like 255 these days and ripped to pieces too. He has definitely put on considerable mass.

by RobH86 on Mar 27, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL at you comparing overeem body structure with someone like Forrest

by lokie on Mar 27, 2009 2:17 PM EDT reply actions

There’s no question that Overeem is a juice monkey… He is SO much more muscular than he used to be, he looks like frickin Bobby Lashley! The Forrest comparison is pretty hilarious…
I’m sure that’s why he fights over in Japan, to avoid the roid testing. He HAS been on a tear lately, but I’d like to see him off the juice.

It’s BS that he is talking trash about Bonjasky’s win. Hari tried to stomp a downed opponent’s face for god sakes! Whether he got injured from it or not, Hari was still going to get DQ’ed! This’ll be a good fight.

by Brand0 on Mar 27, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

I’m not going to watch it live, I’m going to wake up at 7am to fastforward through the dead time between fights. I do the same with other events, it’s much more enjoyable that way.

by quidnunc on Mar 27, 2009 3:38 PM EDT reply actions

same with me, everytime! I always wake up mad ealy in anticipation too. So by the time my sleepy wife wakes up, its pretty much over.

by ViolentMike on Mar 28, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions

WAR OVEREEM, knock bonjaskys head off, and my boy manhoef is going to put on a brutal ass whooping tonight

by Jared on Mar 27, 2009 6:11 PM EDT reply actions

not a good nite for you my friend.

by Bill Maher on Mar 28, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Anyone who saw last year’s K-1 World Grand Prix would have to admit that Bonjasky wasn’t as “injured” as he appeared after those illegal strikees from Badr Hari. Take a closer look at them, just how many of them landed? None. Remy acted his way out of a fight he was arguably winning. It was worse than Varner quitting the Cerrone fight, a fight he was easily winning. I hope Overeem KO’s Bonjasky. I also hope Le Banner wins his fight and hopefully goes on to [finally] win the World Grand Prix.

by Belisarius on Mar 27, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

Belisarius — Your math is intriguing. Fighter winning decides to pretend to be injured to… win? And you know this because you have magical powers of mind reading.

by MMACrossifre on Mar 28, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions

When is Overeem going to stop growing in size???

Overeem by KO in R1… easily.

by JonnyBoy on Mar 27, 2009 7:42 PM EDT reply actions

I would like to see Remy put a couple of flying knees upside the face of Overeem

by Spyder on Mar 27, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions

+1. Remy is my favorite K-1 fighter.

by Bill Maher on Mar 28, 2009 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions

manhoef got ktfo ! and maeda ended up winning the tourney im so shocked. main event time!

by Jared on Mar 28, 2009 7:38 AM EDT reply actions

and bojasky takes it

by Jared on Mar 28, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions

ROFL Remy hosed Overeem so bad.

by Bill Maher on Mar 28, 2009 8:49 AM EDT reply actions

Overeem by KO. Theres noway Remy will be able to take his punch power. Overeem knocked Badr out with shots that didnt even land fully. If Overeem lands a couple its lights out.

Also, for the record I think Alistair would be a great addition to UFC. Would make it even more interesting because I think there would be some more good fights. Break him in with Herring, and imagine Overeem v Congo, or vs Dos Santos, or vs Pat Berry, before moving up to the big boys of the division. Any of those fights would be fun to watch.