Rob's asking the right question. 2011
@Alistairovereem is the most complete heavyweight to ever step in a cage, and it's not especially close.
Look at what he held at the same time:
🏆 Strikeforce heavyweight champion
🏆 DREAM heavyweight champion
🏆 K-1 World Grand Prix champion
That last one is the separator. He won the 2010 K-1 GP by going through Tyrone Spong, Gökhan Saki and Peter Aerts in a single night. That's the most elite kickboxing tournament on the planet, won by an MMA fighter. No other MMA heavyweight has done it.
Then his UFC debut: Brock Lesnar, former UFC champ, the biggest draw in the sport. Overeem stuffed the takedowns, walked him down against the fence, and ended it in round one with a body kick to the liver.
Elite striking. Dangerous submissions (the guillotine was lethal). A clinch nobody could survive. Size and power at the top of the division.
Fedor had the aura. Cain had the cardio. Stipe had the longevity. But for a peak snapshot, nobody combined striking, grappling and finishing power like Übereem.
This time we go back to MMA 2011
Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem
Was this the best HW of the UFC?