Badr Hari vs. Alistair Overeem: Preview, Where to watch, and Betting Odds

Glory: Collision 4 is headlined by a trilogy fight between Moroccan Kickboxing legend Badr Hari and Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer Alistair Overeem. The 37-year-old Hari is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion, and It’s Showtime Heavyweight champion. Alistair Overeem is a 42-year-old former Strikeforce Heavyweight champion and Dream Heavyweight champion. The two fighters have one victory each from their earlier meetings. 

Kickboxing: GLORY Heavyweight

Location: GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands.

Date: 08-10-2022: 23:00

Where to watch: PPV

Born in the Netherlands, the Moroccan- Dutch stand-up fighter is without a win in his last five fights. His last victory was in 2015 in an Akhmat Fight Show against Ismael Londt. He first fought Overeem in 2008 at the Dynamite!! Series where he lost the bout by a left hook KO in the first round. Hari who was introduced to kickboxing at the age of 7 by his father, made his K-1 debut in 2005 against Stefan Leko, defeating him in the second round. By the age of 18, he had already fought in 50 amateur bouts. He currently has a record of over 120 fights in kickboxing. 

• Age: 37
• Height: 6’ 6”
• Reach: 84’
• Total: 125
• Record:106-16-2

The veteran combat sports fighter will be making his Glory promotional debut against a fighter he knows well. After exchanging one win and a loss with Badr Hari, ‘The Demolition Man’, who was just released from his MMA contract, will be looking to retire Hari from Glory. Overeem has fought in many promotions over the years and is a three-promotion heavyweight champion. He is a former Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Dream heavyweight champion, and K-1 Grand Prix Champion. He is also the first fighter to hold world titles in MMA and K-1 kickboxing at the same time. His last fight was a second-round loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC fight Night last year. 

• Age: 42
• Height: 6’4”
• Reach: 80’
• Total: 14 (kickboxing)
• Record: 10-4-0

Hari is the favorite to win with the oddsmakers with a price of 1.536 odds on 1xbet. As the underdog, Overeem is priced at 2.36 odds to win the bout on 1xbet.