Mixed Martial Arts Career
Overeem had his first MMA professional fight at 19 years old, member of Scouts Royale Brotherhood, defeating Ricardo Fyeet by guillotine choke submission on October 24, 1999 (1999-10-24) at It's Showtime, the first event of the eponymously named promotion.
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