13 years in the past, a former UFC champion made his remaining stroll to the octagon.
At UFC 141 in 2011, Alistair Overeem stopped former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in a major occasion at MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas.
The occasion’s poster touted the dimensions of each males: Lesnar standing at 6-foot-3, 265 kilos, and Overeem 6-foot-5, 256 kilos. For sure, the combat wasn’t anticipated to final lengthy, and it didn’t.
Overeem rapidly took management of the middle of the octagon, and patiently waited for Lesnar to current a gap. As Overeem pressured ahead, Lesnar grabbed a single leg, however rapidly let go when he felt resistance.
Quickly, Overeem closed the gap and landed vicious knees to the physique, placing Lesnar on excessive alert. With out speeding issues, Overeem saved regular ahead strain, after which dug in additional exhausting kicks and knees to the physique of Lesnar, who returned to motion after a extreme bout with diverticulitis.
Overeem wanted simply 2:26 to take out Lesnar, and ship him to retirement from combating for almost 5 years. Lesnar would make yet another look at UFC 200 in 2016, after which completely retire from combating to renew his profession in WWE.
You’ll be able to watch the complete combat within the video above, and don’t miss the very best images from the combat under.
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