Published 16:50 IST, December 9th 2019

UFC fighter Alistair Overeem suffers GRUESOME injury with lip hanging from his face

Alistair Overeem put down a massive show in his latest fight at UFC on ESPN 7. However, Jairzinho Rozenstruik got the last laugh with a deadly knockout.

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Alistair Overeem is one of finest heavyweights to have ever played sport of MMA. “ Demolition Man” has gifted fans a lot of spectacular moments in his career till now and his latest fight was definitely one of m. Well, Alistair Overeem got brutally knocked out by Jairzinho Rozenstruik in final round of ir five-round fight but Overeem’s ability to take dirty shots impressed UFC fans all over world.

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UFC: Alistair Overeem suffers horrific lip injury

UFC veteran with 45 victories faced 18th loss of his MMA career on Saturday night against undefeated Surinamese. Well, Alistair Overeem was about to break Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s undefeated streak but fate turned out differently in fifth round, as Alistair Overeem faced one of most horrific injuries of his UFC career.

After a brief fight of four rounds, Alistair Overeem held a superior place in judge’s scorecard but as Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until y get punched in face”. Undefeated Jairzinho Rozzenstruik planted a dely punch over Alistair Overeem’s face, leaving him strangled with a horrific cut in final minutes of fight. If you have courage, take a look at Alistair Overeem’s injury.

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UFC: Throwback to Alistair Overeem’s anor horrific night

This is not first time for Alistair Overeem since “ Demolition Man” has been victimised with brutal knockouts in past. No doubt he has done same to many of his opponents but Overeem’s fate has not been on his side in a lot of fights. Before Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Francis Ngannou did something similar with Alistair Overeem. Take a look at Francis Ngannou’s dely right hand that left Alistair Overeem out cold at UFC 218 co-main event.

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15:05 IST, December 9th 2019