Photo by Esther Lin/Forza LLC/Forza LLC via Getty Images This weekend, the UFC will bring perhaps its most stacked UFC Fight Night card ever to Ledyard, Connecticut for UFC Fight Night 50. Headlining the night will be a rematch between top middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi and submission specialist Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza. The co-main event will feature two heavyweights who couldn’t be more different, yet they find themselves in a similar spot on the roster. Alistair Overeem, a kickboxing phenomenon with devastating power and knockout capabilities takes on a grinder with underrated power and an ability to finish in Ben Rothwell.
There are few fighters more enigmatic than Alistair Overeem. Maybe it’s because of his charming good looks or his larger-than-life physique, which ranks amongst the best in the UFC. He’s got muscles on muscles on muscles, and he uses them to punish opponents. His kickboxing pedigree has helped him become one of the most feared strikers in the promotion, and subsequently one of the most exciting fighters in the world. In his promotional debut, he took out former UFC world champion Brock Lesnar in three minutes, ripping Lesnar to the liver and following up with punches to end the fight and his career.
Rothwell’s career has been less meteoric in structure, but he has become a staple of the division over the past decade. A veteran who has fought since 2001, Rothwell made his name in the International Fight League during a 13 fight win streak that included wins over Krzystof Soszynski (twice), Roy Nelson and former UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez. If Overeem has the body of a God, Rothwell more closely resembles Homer Simpson. Thankfully for Rothwell, looks can be deceiving. With underrated toughness, Rothwell is the fighter that elite guys try to avoid.
Battle of the Giants: Overeem vs. Rothwell
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