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UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov - Winners and Losers

If a fighter does something long enough, that approach will eventually fail them. We saw an example of that at UFC 257 when Conor McGregor decided it was best to approach Dustin Poirier with a boxing focused attack and found himself knocked out in the second round. We saw it again in the main event of UFC Vegas 18 when Alexander Volkov bested Alistair Overeem.

Over the past few years, Overeem has become a safer, more patient fighter. He has employed a high guard to protect his chin in striking exchanges and waited for openings of his own.