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Mark Hunt: I had to accept Alistair Overeem fight rather than ‘let my family starve’

For the past six months, Mark Hunt has been battling with the UFC in an attempt to add a protective clause to his contract.

‘Super Samoan’, a combat sports veteran of 19 years, wants to receive his opponent’s full purse should they test positive for PEDs. Hunt was outraged when his UFC 200 opponent Brock Lesnar failed two drug tests but still made more money than all of the other fighters on the card.

Lesnar, a former UFC heavyweight champion, tested positive for the anti-estrogen agent Hydroxy-clomiphene and his win over Hunt was overturned to a No Contest.