UFC Parts Ways With Junior dos Santos And Alistair Overeem

Junior Dos Santos and Alistair Overeem leave the UFC as two of the seven heavyweights to ever reach 20 octagon appearances.

Overeem news first reported by @MikeBohnMMA. They also rank in the top-5 in heavyweight history for knockouts and knockdowns.



Junior dos Santos has victories over 5 UFC Heavyweight Champions: Fabrício Werdum, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin, and Stipe Miocic. Dos Santos debuted for the UFC on 25 October 2008 at UFC 90.

Considered a major underdog, he knocked out top contender Fabrício Werdum at a minute and twenty seconds of the first round with a strong uppercut, earning himself a "Knockout of the Year" award. In his Mixed martial arts record, he has fought off 30 matches including 21 wins and 9 losses.

He last faced Ciryl Gane on 12 December 2020 at UFC 256. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion.



While, On 30 December 2011, at UFC 141, Overeem made his UFC debut in the main event against Brock Lesnar. Overeem hurt Lesnar multiple times early on with knees to the body, and went on to finish the fight with a kick to the liver and subsequent punches at 2:26 of the first round. The victory earned him a heavyweight title shot against champion Junior dos Santos.

Overeem last faced Alexander Volkov on 6 February 2021 at UFC Fight Night 184. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.

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