Overeem on Thursday revealed the nature of the injury. “Injured! Caught a slight tear in my quad so unfortunately out of May 25′s UFC. Not happy to let you guys down!” he tweeted.

Although the injury was pegged as accidental by nearly everyone involved, former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski believes differently. He spoke with Sports.ru (h/t Bloody Elbow's Karim Zidan ...

Alistair Overeem is seen before his fight against Travis Browne in their UFC on Fox Sports 1 mixed martial arts heavyweight bout in Boston, Saturday, August 17,2013. Browne won via first round TKO.

Overeem told UFC Tonight that he suffered the injury about four weeks prior to his most recent fight, which was a three-round unanimous decision victory over former UFC heavyweight champion Frank ...

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Not only was Alistair Overeem brutally knocked out in the waning seconds of the UFC on ESPN 7 main event, but he suffered a gruesome lip injury in the process.

Alistair Overeem suffered a gruesome lip injury during his knockout loss against Jairzinho Rozenstruik on Saturday. The 39-year-old heavyweight competitor was battling Rozenstruik in the main ...

Valentijn Overeem, older brother of Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, has suffered an elbow injury that has forced him off the Dec. 4 Strikeforce card.