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‘Holy sh*t!’: UFC boss Dana White reacts as Alistair Overeem suffers HORRIFIC minimize in last-gasp KO loss at UFC DC (GRAPHIC)
It’s protected to say that Alistair Overeem will keep in mind his journey to Washington DC each time he appears within the mirror after struggling a grotesque gash to his lip as he was knocked out with seconds remaining on Saturday night time.
In what is maybe the worst minimize of its variety because the one which appeared on Robbie Lawler’s higher lip in his traditional UFC 189 combat with Rory MacDonald, Dutch kickboxer Alistair Overeem suffered a gaping minimize to the left aspect of his higher lip after being caught by a Jairzinho Rozenstruik haymaker with simply 4 seconds remaining within the last spherical, prompting the referee to wave off the principle occasion.
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The end got here because the 39-year-old veteran was simply moments away from gathering what would have been his third win in succession, and second this yr, as scorecards revealed that had Rozenstruik not linked together with his late fastball pitch Overeem would have been declared the winner.
Instantly following the combat, UFC president Dana White shared a close-up picture of the injury executed to Overeem’s lip by the last-second shot – and it would not make for simple viewing.
If getting KO’d within the final 10 seconds of the combat wasn’t dangerous sufficient, Overeem’s lip exploded pic.twitter.com/R536TuiYFU
— Barstool Sports activities (@BarstoolsTweets) December eight, 2019
Getting stitched up. Lip to not attractive in the mean time.. somewhat bit a quick stoppage if u ask me – however hope u guys loved the combat ?????????
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) December eight, 2019
Rozenstruik, in the meantime, strikes his skilled report to a powerful 10-Zero and has gained 4 straight within the UFC since becoming a member of the heavyweight fold in early 2019 – the longest streak of its variety within the division.
Veteran fighter Overeem now has 14 knockout losses sprinkled via a combined martial arts profession which spans greater than twenty years and 64 fights and can now face a spell on the sidelines as he fairly actually licks the injuries he suffered within the US capital metropolis.
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