Pat Barry talks about improving as a striker since turning to MMA, thinks Alistair Overeem is currently unstoppable

UFC heavyweight striker, Pat Barry has been speaking about how his stand-up game has improved immensely since he started training other facets of martial arts after deciding to cross over from the K-1 world to mixed martial arts, as well as singling out one particular heavyweight for special praise.
Speaking via MMAWeekly.com, Barry said:

“I think that my striking ability is what helped me to get better, to do well in MMA. My striking ability is what helped me grow and helped me do the things I was capable of doing in MMA. At the same time, training in MMA has made my striking 10 times better. By doing two-and-a-half years of wrestling, jiu-jitsu and just MMA striking, I’m confident that I’m a much better kickboxer now than I was when I was just kickboxing.”

Barry then turned his attentions to Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem, a man who went the other way and captured the K-1 World Grand Prix title last year after years of competing in the mixed martial arts world.

“The dude is a monster. That’s what I think. Not only is he humongous, (but) he’s extremely experienced. That’s what makes him the most dangerous. Not just the size, but he has so much experience in MMA and in kickboxing, and he’s a Dutch trained kickboxer. I was in Amsterdam for five years. I know what the Dutch train like out there. The dude is a monster. I don’t know how anyone is going to stop him any time soon.”

“He doesn’t seem to get tired. All he needs to do is hit you one time. He’s fast, he’s athletic, and he’s strong as hell. He’s everything you need all in one body.”

Barry is back in action himself in the next couple of weeks, taking on heavy hitting former Bellator star, Joey Beltran on the UFC “Fight for the Troops 2” event on January 22^nd in Fort Hood, Texas. Will “HD” return to winning ways after his June war with Mirko Cro Cop? Tell us what you think…