Alistair Overeem pulled off another big victory on Saturday night as the veteran got a fifth-round TKO win over Augusto Sakai. In the early goings of the match-up, both men played the striking game with neither heavyweight getting complete advantage of the main event fight.
However, once the bell for the fourth-round hit, Overeem took control of the contest with some ground and pound that ultimately got him the victory in the final round. This is Overeem’s second victory in a row, with the 40-year-old winning four out of his last five fights. This is the first time in Sakai’s career that he’s suffered a TKO loss.
Elsewhere on the card, Ovince Saint Preux impressed in his return to the light heavyweight division by getting a second-round KO win over Alonzo Menifield. The match-up was a slugfest between the two men and a perfectly timed counter from Preux took down Menifield.
Brian Kelleher, Andre Muniz, Michel Pereira and Ovince Saint Preux all got the Performance of the Night honors. Thiago Moses vs. Jalin Turner and Alexander Romanov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima were pulled from the card hours before the show. Moises and Rogerio de Lima tested positive for COVID-19.
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Alistair Overeem def. Augusto Sakai via fifth-round TKO (0:26)
Ovince Saint Preux def. Alonzo Menifield via second-round KO (4:07)
Michel Pereira def. Zelim Imadaev via submission (R3, 4:39)
Andre Muniz def. Bartosz Fabinski via submission (R1, 2:42)
Brian Kelleher def. Ray Rodriguez via submission (R1, 0:39)
Viviane Araujo def. Montana De La Rosa via unanimous decision
Hunter Azure def. Cole Smith via unanimous decision