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No teammate to pass, no substitutes, no halftime shows and when things are going south you got to deal with it quick before it\u2019s over. Sometimes it\u2019s just over. You wake up and it\u2019s all over. This is one of the reasons why I and most of you love this game. Double or quits, heaven or hell, sink or swim. Plain and simple. Congrats to @yoelromeromma and a much respect to @lukerockhold who will come back stronger than ever. . . . . . #ufc221 #sinkorswim #athlete #athletes #champions #thereem #inspiration #sport #sports #instagood #photodaily #inspirational #life #letsgo #lifestyle #picoftheday #instamood #instadaily #sucess #grind #postoftheday #beinspired #hardwork #motivation #motivationalquotes #motivational #ufc #k1 #mma<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alistairovereem\/\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Alistair Overeem<\/a> (@alistairovereem) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-02-11T19:56:02+00:00\">Feb 11, 2018 at 11:56am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span>This is by far the toughest, but yet the most beautiful sport in the world,&#8221; Overeem said in his post. &#8220;No teammate to pass [to], no substitutes, no halftime shows and when things are going south you got to deal with it quick before it\u2019s over. 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