Alistair Overeem

MMA fighter Brock Lesnar announced his official retirement.He returned to the octagon to fight Alistair Overeem.  Overeem defeated Lesnar by technical knockout 2:26 into the first round of the fight.  The event took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.Lesnar announced his retirement immediately after the defeat."I've had a really difficult couple of years with my disease," Brock Lesnar said. "I'm going to officially say tonight is the last time you'll see me in the octagon."Read Full Story

May 17 2012 Skanska, a leading international project development and construction company, awarded R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services an IFE Partner Award at their Metro NY Region Town Hall 2012.  As stated on the award " In appreciation of your outstanding leadership, commitment and dedication to safety, you are recognized as our IFE Partner". R. Baker & Son is very pleased to have been given this award and it re-affirms our corporate goals of performing each project professionally with...Read Full Story

The NSAC will on Tuesday vote whether Alistair Overeem gets additional time to gather support for his recent claim that a doctor-prescribed anti-flammatory caused him to fail a pre-fight drug test, or if a vote on his current license request is already in order. "My assumption is that he'll need to explain why he needs a continuance," NSAC executive director Keith Kizer today told MMAjunkie.com. If the five-member commission votes to grant him one, the entire matter will be pushed to an...Read Full Story

R. Baker & Son was contracted by Tishman/Turner, A Joint Venture (TTJV) to perform the East H&M Wall Demolition Work on behalf of the Port Authority for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub Project in New York City. Scope Description: Demolition Scope included: Performing demolition and removal of approximately 25,000 square feet of foundation wall of varying thickness up to 8 feet. Select temporary steel was required for re-bracing of walls. Removal and restoration of approximately 1...Read Full Story

Thanks Tim for the suggestion and the guys at Ironforgesiron.com for the vid and info. Here you’ll see Alistair Overeem in Texas in the lead up to the Werdum fight going to “Molina Medical” which is named after the doctor who gave Alistair the injection in question (Dr. Hector Oscar Molina). He’s there with Tre Telligman who was the guy that Alistair said introduced him to this shady doctor.Read Full Story

Alistair Overeem finally broke his silence on Monday to explain why a surprise drug test detected elevated testosterone levels. The failed test ultimately cost Overeem a slot in next month's UFC 146 heavyweight title fight, and today, he goes before the Nevada State Athletic Commission. In our latest installment of "Ask the Fight Doc," MMAjunkie.com medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin discusses Overeem's excuse that a prescribed medication unknowingly contained...Read Full Story

LAS VEGAS - Alistair Overeem will be on the shelf until at least Dec. 27. After a lengthy Tuesday hearing in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Overeem was denied a license to fight in Nevada and must now wait nine months before reapplying with the commission. The ruling was a bit of a concession from the NSAC, which has the right to enforce a one-year waiting period in such circumstances.Read Full Story

Alistair Overeem’s numbers in his failed drugs test have been confirmed as incorrect, but not in the way that he’d hoped for. Originally it was reported yesterday by the Nevada State Athletic Comission that the gigantic heavyweight had recorded a testosterone-to-epitestosterone level of 10:1 which was over the enforced 6:1 limit. Today however, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer revealed that Overeem’s urine sample actually revealed a level of 14:1 which puts him at more that double the...Read Full Story

Demolition is usually the first phase of a renovation project, and it requires careful planning and a highly experienced contractor. But even though it is very important to the entire project schedule to complete the demolition phase on time, design drawings are often lacking in detail, and means and methods are left to the demolition contractor. Demolition timing and logistics must be carefully coordinated with owners and facility managers to make sure that business operations and production...Read Full Story

A brownfield site is land that was previously used for industrial purposes that may have been contaminated by hazardous waste or pollutants. Once cleaned up, brownfields have the potential for reuse, with some restrictions. One innovative way to reuse this land is development of renewable energy sources. So far, the EPA has identified more than 4,000 brownfield sites with potential for redevelopment with renewable energy in the form of wind farms, solar arrays, and geothermal power plants...Read Full Story