TMZ, of all outlets, has more details on Alistair Overeem’s beef with his former Golden Glory management.
According to the report published earlier this evening, Overeem has filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court against Golden Glory, claiming they owe him over $150,000.
According to the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Overeem stupidly agreed to give his managers 35% of his pre-tax income in exchange for their services — but the managers failed him miserably.
Overeem claims the managers have refused to pay him more than $151,000 in earnings — including a bigtime bonus he was supposed to rake in when he signed with the UFC.
Overeem is suing for unspecified damages — and he wants a court order to break his contract with the management team ASAP.
35% sounds pretty ridiculous, but LiverKick.com points out that Golden Glory provided “free” training, which can be costly for fighters, and 25-30% isn’t unheard of in Europe. In other words, it may not be “the worst MMA contract ever” as TMZ sensationalized it, but clearly Overeem wasn’t happy with at least something in the contract since he left the team. My first question is did Overeem leave the team because they wouldn’t pay him his $150k or did GG withhold the $150k because they believe he breached their contract?
There’s definitely a lot of questions and surely more to come as both sides give their side of the story. We’ll keep you posted.
Alistair Overeem Sues Golden Glory For Over $150,000 In Unpaid Earnings
"When I am fighting I am keeping my mind empty for any expectations. I am waiting for something unique, completely new.” - Rickson Gracie
Ik heb vandaag contact gehad met Ron Nyqvist en andere betrokkenen (trainers) en zij hebben me hun kant van het verhaal gegeven. Dat ben ik nu aan het verwerken in een stuk. Ik probeer het vandaag of anders morgen te plaatsen.
kijk.....een reactie ,van Ron zelf is helemaal ok........nu ben ik benieuwd...
Exitus Acta Probat
don`t cry about shit, take ownership!!!
hard werken,hard trainen en genieten van het leven!!!
Top Roy, ben heel benieuwd naar de reactie van de betrokken partijen.
pfff.....wat een story weer.
Overeem is sinds jaar en dag bij GG en traint al jaren met M. de Jong en Cor etc etc
Overeem moet zich voorbereiden voor de allerbelangrijkste partij van z'n carriere.
Dan kan ik alleen maar concluderen dat ie zich zwaar maar dan ook zwaar genept voelt door GG of iemand specifiek van het management van GG, anders neem je zo'n beslissing niet op dit moment in je carriere...
ik ben zeeeeeeeer benieuwd naar de andere kant van het verhaal, maar weet niet zeker of ik alvast een korreltje zout klaar moet leggen....
toen pissen plassen werd is het gezeik begonnen!
hoe denk je dat BB dat paradijsje in o.a. thailand heeft "Gefinancierd"?? niet door bollen te pellen
"Morte prima di disonore"
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***MejiroGym***
het lijkt me sterk dat ie al tien jaar lang z'n vechters afzet....daar doe je z'n vechters mee tekort....en dan was GG ook echt niet zo'n major force in de vechtsport geworden, want dat zijn ze of je ze mag of niet.....
Dat het nu met Overeem en het UFC contract mis is gelopen wil niet zeggen dat ze al tien jaar hun vechters afzetten of streken leveren...das me wat te kort door de bocht...
toen pissen plassen werd is het gezeik begonnen!
nou ik kan je verzekeren dat dat wel het geval is
"If you have to stop and think, it's too late"
Tja criminelen hebben hun bezoekuurtjes en telefoontijd!
En als die zijn documenten krijgt bij de post o.i.d. dan heeft die genoeg tijd en weinig afleiding om zijn zaak te runnen! opzich niet vreemd dus!
En we hebben een reactie uit het Golden Glory kamp, dit stond zojuist op MMAJUNKIE:
In a statement released by The Law Offices of Roderick J. Lindblom, KOI and Golden Glory allege their own issues:
"This lawsuit is a preemptive action on the part of Mr. Overeem and his counsel in response to KOI's recent notification to Mr. Overeem of numerous violations by him of his management agreement with KOI, including but not limited to his failure to pay commissions for past fights and endorsement deals secured by KOI and Golden Glory.
"KOI and Golden Glory are respected organizations committed to securing the best fight deals and training for their team of fighters. Mr. Overeem's continued suggestions to the contrary are scurrilous and will be vigorously defended in the proper forum.
"Alistair Overeem is a striker – he wants to throw the first punch. But this misguided decision to file a lawsuit as a preemptive strike leaves Mr. Overeem vulnerable in ways our clients wished to avoid."
In July, Overeem was cut from his Strikeforce contract in the midst of his participation in the promotion's heavyweight grand prix. UFC president Dana White cited Golden Glory's insistence on routing fighter payments through their company as the reason the fighter was released from the Zuffa-owned company.
Golden Glory head Bas Boon later told MMAjunkie.com he had no issues paying fighters directly. He did, however, threaten legal possible legal action if Overeem did not fulfill the terms of the contract he negotiated.
Beetje vaag allemaal maar in iedergeval iets tot justinian ons van verdere info voorziet vanuit het GG kamp
Last edited by delightone; 11-11-2011 at 00:17.
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