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Mark Hunt: Overeem lied about ‘food poisoning’ at UFC 209 to get away with cheating

Alistair Overeem came off as a valiant warrior after his win over Mark Hunt at UFC 209 last March. The former Strikeforce heavyweight champion was believed to have been battling food poisoning 24 hours before the fight, which required for him to be administered an IV after a brief hospital stint.

Hunt, however, is not buying this logic one bit. During Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, “The Super Samoan” says he was not aware of Overeem’s condition until after the fight.

“I wasn’t told about that.