Alistair Overeem's greatest UFC hits

#4 Brutally knocking out Mark Hunt (2017)

Overeem's 2017 knockout of Mark Hunt might've been the most brutal of his career

2016 ended with Overeem failing in his quest to become UFC Heavyweight champion, as he was knocked out in violent fashion by champion Stipe Miocic in his title challenge. After the loss, a lot of fans once again wrote him off, but the Dutchman proved them all wrong in his next outing – a rematch with fellow K-1 champion Mark Hunt.

Hunt – one of the few fighters in the Heavyweight division to be able to boast as many striking credentials as ‘The Reem’ – had the Dutchman hurt in the second round of their fight, which was actually a rematch of a 2008 bout that saw Overeem win by submission. For the most part though, Overeem was able to break ‘The Super Samoan’ down from inside the clinch, and early in the third, his work paid off.

Overeem delivered a crushing knee to the head of Hunt, and before he could recover, another one landed with even more force and knocked him unconscious, sending him slumping to the canvas face-first. In a career full of epic knockouts, this was definitely up there with Overeem’s most vicious.

Incredibly, it was also later revealed that Overeem had nearly pulled out of the fight with a severe bout of food poisoning – a fact revealed by Dana White rather than the Dutchman, making the victory even more impressive.