UFC 141 Results: Brock Lesnar Retires After Loss to Overeem

Brock Lesnar is retiring. Lesnar announced his retirement from mixed martial arts (MMA) after a first round defeat at the hands of Alistair Overeem. It was a TKO for Overeem who made his debut at the UFC in grand fashion.

“I’ve had a really difficult couple of years with my disease, and I’m going to officially say tonight is the last time,” Lesnar said as quoted by ESPN. “This is the last time you’ll see me in the octagon.” He also revealed he still would have announced his retirement had he won the fight.

Alistair Overeem stopped Lesnar at the 2:26 mark of the first round with a fierce kick to the latter’s liver. It was a blow that Lesnar could not afford and the stoppage was just what Brock Lesnar needed. Further blows would have seriously injured him.

It was Lesnar’s first fight after a long lay-off due to injury. Earlier this year, he had to undergo intestinal surgery for diverticulitis.

In other UFC 141 results, Nate Diaz and Danny Castillo won their fights. Diaz (15-7) defeated Donald Cerrone in a bloody lightweight bout by unanimous decision while Castillo took the fight against Anthony Njokuani on short notice winning the three round bout by split decision. The full results are posted below.

Preliminary Card (Facebook)

• Featherweight bout:  Manvel Gamburyan vs.  Diego Nunes
• Nunes defeated Gamburyan via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Lesnar vs. Overeem fight.

• Lightweight bout:  Jacob Volkmann vs.  Efrain Escudero
• Volkmann defeated Escudero via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Welterweight bout:  Dong Hyun Kim vs.  Sean Pierson
• Kim defeated Pierson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Fitch vs. Hendricks fight.

Preliminary Card (Televised)

• Lightweight bout:  Anthony Njokuani vs.  Danny Castillo
• Castillo defeated Njokuani via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

• Featherweight bout:  Ross Pearson vs.  Junior Assunção
• Pearson defeated Assunção via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Main Card

• Featherweight bout:  Nam Phan vs.  Jimy Hettes
• Hettes defeated Phan via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Vladimir Matyushenko vs.  Alexander Gustafsson
• Gustafsson defeated Matyushenko via TKO (punches) at 2:35 of Round 1.

• Welterweight bout:  Jon Fitch vs.  Johny Hendricks
• Hendricks defeated Fitch via KO (punch) at 0:12 of Round 1.

• Lightweight bout:  Nate Diaz vs.  Donald Cerrone
• Diaz defeated Cerrone via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

• Heavyweight bout:  Brock Lesnar vs.  Alistair Overeem
• Overeem defeated Lesnar via TKO (strikes) at 2:26 of Round 1.

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