With perennial contender Alistair Overeem looking to make one final run at the UFC heavyweight title, fans expecting violence from “The Reem” were satisfied late in the UFC Vegas 9 headliner.
Across the octagon from Overeem stood surging Augusto Sakai, a Brazilian prospect looking to catapult his name into title contention. But in the end, it was a rough night for Sakai as Overeem withstood an early onslaught of strikes to seize momentum and deliver a bloody finish in Round 5.
Below is how fighters reacted to the entire night of action in Las Vegas.