5 UFC fighters whose return matches ended in losses

#3 Alistair Overeem

Overeem failed a drug test

Everyone remembers Alistair Overeem’s debut against Brock Lesnar at UFC 141, leading to a first round defeat for “The Next Big Thing” and forcing him to cocoon back into pro-wrestling (up until his return fight against Mark Hunt). Overeem administered powerful knees and kicks which were a little too much to handle for Lesnar.

Shortly after his dream debut, Overeem failed a drug test, following which he was stripped of the UFC Heavyweight Championship title shot against Junior dos Santos. Overeem spent almost a year on the sidelines before finally making his return at UFC 156, facing Antonio Silva.

Fortune didn’t favour The Demolition Man as he succumbed to a third round KO. He lost the next fight too, against Travis Browne, but redeemed himself with a victory over Frank Mir.