The 10 Greatest Comebacks In UFC History

#8 Travis Browne vs. Alistair Overeem, UFC Fight Night 26

After an upset loss to Antonio Silva, Alistair Overeem was looking to bounce back at UFC Fight Night 26 by taking out rising contender Travis Browne. And early on, it looked like he’d make good on that plan. Giving up some height to Browne, Overeem managed to close the distance and attacked Browne with a series of knees to the body that had the Hawaiian doubled over in agony.

Overeem followed with a barrage of punches and more knees, and it looked for a second like the fight was about to be stopped. Perhaps it should’ve been, in fact. But the referee let it continue and somehow, Browne crawled out of danger and got back to his feet. And suddenly, Overeem was the one on the defensive, sucking wind as he’d seemingly unloaded everything he had already.

And so despite still being rattled, Browne went on the offensive. He fired a front kick to the body of Overeem, and a second one glanced off the Dutchman’s jaw. A third kick landed flush and suddenly Overeem was down. And where Browne was able to recover, the Reem simply wasn’t – and the Hawaiian had completed an improbable comeback from the verge of being stopped.