Face Off! ‘Reem Stares Down Sakai In Vegas

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this Sat. night (Sept. 5, 2020) for UFC Vegas 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a heavyweight main event pitting longtime veteran Alistair Overeem opposite once-beaten bruiser Augusto Sakai.

Overeem (46-18, 1 NC) is coming off a technical knockout win over Walt Harris at UFC on ESPN 8 back in May and has now captured three of his last four. As for Sakai (15-1-1), he’s the winner of six straight, which includes all four bouts under the UFC banner after graduating Dana White’s “Contender Series” in summer 2018.

Watch them face off at the conclusion of the UFC Vegas weigh ins above.

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