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Alistair Overeem overcame 'food poisoning' before fight with Mark Hunt, says he went through protocols to receive IV

Alistair Overeem scored an impressive — and brutal — knockout over Mark Hunt at UFC 209 on Saturday night, when he downed the "Super Samoan" with a couple of knees.

Little did anybody know just how impressive the feat was.

Shortly after the main card in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White interrupted Overeem's post-fight press conference to inform everyone just the kind of lead-up Overeem had to the fight.

"Did you know that he was sick," White said, taking the microphone from Overeem. "So, he's been in the hospital for 24 hours.