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}}</ref> With two good showings under his belt that year, Aerts then went up against [[Alistair Overeem]] at the ''[[K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16]]'' on September 26, 2009. Despite Overeem's youth, size and strength advantage, Aerts was still the favourite going into the fight as Overeem had primarily spent his career as an [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] fighter and not a kickboxer. Although there were no knockdowns in the match, Overeem dominated over three rounds and took the unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> This was the first time since the tournament's founding in 1993 that Aerts had not competed at the[[K-1 World Grand Prix]].
Aerts fought at the [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16]] as a huge favourite against MMA heavyweight [[Alistair Overeem]]. However in a huge upset Overeem shocked the world by defeating Aerts by unanimous decision. Aerts stated after the fight that after the first minute he had lost virtually all of his power and felt no shame in his first Final 16 defeat. Aerts said he will return to training as usual.
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