December 30, 2024 10:00 pm ET
13 years in the past, a former UFC champion made his ultimate stroll to the octagon.
At UFC 141 in 2011, Alistair Overeem stopped former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in a primary 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. Evidently, the battle 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 stored regular ahead strain, after which dug in additional arduous kicks and knees to the physique of Lesnar, who returned to motion after a extreme bout with diverticulitis.
Overeem needed just 2:26 to take out Lesnar, and ship him to retirement from preventing for practically 5 years. Lesnar would make yet another look at UFC 200 in 2016, after which completely retire from preventing to renew his profession in WWE.
You may watch the complete battle within the video above, and don’t miss the perfect images from the battle beneath.
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