UFC Fight Night Rotterdam Results: New Top Heavyweight Title Contender, Insane 16-Second KO, Overeem

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski was an interesting one, and for many reasons.

The show was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, which was a homecoming for event headliner Alistair Overeem. However, the bigger story was that Overeem was taking on fellow Greg Jackson protege and teammate Andrei Arlovski, a rarity in MMA. The fight caused a bit of a rift within the camp, even though Overeem seemed light-hearted before the bout.

Overeem controlled the duration of the bout, although Arlovksi had his flashes of brilliance as well. In the second round, Overeem dropped Arlovski with a savage front kick to the face, followed by a left hook. Overeem followed up on the ground with a dislocated toe from the kick. The ref stepped in, calling an end to the fight. Overeem said he wants a heavyweight title shot at the MSG PPV later this year, and then wants to defend the championship in the Netherlands next year.

Stefan Struve has had an up-and-down UFC career, and the 28-year old still has a long way to go as he’s still one of the youngest heavyweights in the company. He’ll be jumping back into the company’s top-15 rankings after he made quick work of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva with a 16-second TKO. Struve caught Silva coming in with his …

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