On This Day: Alistair Overeem makes UFC debut, retires Lesnar


On this day 4 years ago the highly touted prospect Alistair Overeem made his UFC debut against Brock Lesnar.

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Overeem’s debut was in fact an emphatic one, in the very first round he finished former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar with a body kick that ultimately resulted in Lesnar retiring from MMA.

The fight was the first for Lesnar since losing the UFC heavyweight championship to Cain Velasquez over a year prior to the bout with Overeem.

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