3 Dutch hunters who continue the legacy of Alistair Overeem – Mmasucka

During the 2000s, Bet in the Netherlands Was simple. Back Alistar Overeem and more often than not, you probably get away with a victory. The scrap man Went in a tear, tore through pride and ended up everything and put Dutch hunters on the map.

Overeem made his debut at the UFC in 2011 and debuted against Brock Lesnar and won brutally in the first round. Although his UFC career did not go completely as many thought it would do, he realized a UFC title in 2016, within a few seconds after winning the belt. However, it was not that he would bounce back and ended with an MMA record of 47-19-0-1 and a UFC record of 12-8. Overeem retired from MMA 2021 and left a huge legacy, especially for those from the Netherlands. We look at three Dutch hunters who continue the legacy of Overeem.

3 Dutch hunters who continue the legacy of Alistair Overeem

Reinier de Ridder

Undoubtedly one of the best Dutch hunters in MMA today, Reinier de Ridder has lately broken on the UFC scene. Hardcore fans of the sport knew of De Ridder prior to his UFC debut in 2024 of his one championship days.

RDR started his MMA career with a sizzling record of 16-0 and ended his first 11 fights. Not only this, but he recorded both the middleweight and the light heavyweight titles, making two defenses of the middleweight title on dominant fashion. Although he would lose the belts to Anatoly Malykhin, it would not affect his estate.

He started his UFC career with three straight finishes, including a dominant victory over the undefeated, emerging star, Bo Nickal. RDR recently defeated former champion, Robert Whittaker, which shows that he can mix it with the best the organization has to offer. Expect to see the Dutchman in the title photo soon.

Melvin van Suijdam

Melvin van Suijdamd, a name that fans of the European MMA, is a welterweight champion of two large Dutch organizations. Van Suijdam participated in Octagon MMA, 1-1 with the promotion, which shows that he is ready to make the steps in the competition. Known for its finishing capacity, Van Suijdam has achieved 13 wins in the distance, including six victories via Knock -Out and seven through entry.

The Dutchman competed for the Title League Fight League Welterweight, but lost in the second round. However, he bounced back from this loss, with a knockout victory in June this year.

Although at the age of 37 he might be at the twilight of his career, Van Suijdam could make a final push for the big competitions.

Jarno is bothering

Nederlands Vederweight, Jarno Errens has had some huge promotions in his career. Vae Warriors, Brave CF, the UFC and Fight League levels have all had the pleasure of having fallen into their books during his career at a certain moment.

The most famous for its Four Fight UFC -Run, collision with some huge names in the promotion. Debuting in enemy territory against William Gomis, Fensen would lose a limited decision, despite a considerable achievement. He then returned after a dismissal of an injury to collide with Seungwoo Choi in a hectic fight in which both men score a knockdown. Unfortunately for the Dutchman, he was in the wrong end of the decision on that occasion.

His first UFC victory would come against Steven Nguyen in a memorable match-up. He would score a knockdown and land 106 strikes on his way to victory. Not only this, but this fight would fight him for the night ships and give him a $ 50k bonus. He would complete his UFC career with a loss of submission against Youssef Zalal.

Since he is cut from the UFC, there has continued to build and pick up two straight victories. Expect to see it again in the UFC and competes with the best and keeps fighting Dutch on the map.