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Overeem 'flabbergasted' with Miocic's 'unexpected' KO over Werdum

Alistair Overeem can't quite believe how easy it was for Stipe Miocic to KO Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198.

Headed into UFC 198, Alistair Overeem expected Fabricio Werdum to craftily out-smart Stipe Miocic to retain the heavyweight title. It came as a surprise, then, when the part-time firefighter blasted Werdum with a right hook to relieve the Brazilian of his championship duty.

Fighting in front of 45,000 native supporters at Arenda da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, 'The Reem' expected the former champ to cruise to victory. But some thing seemed off.