Alistair Overeem knows the end is near. The heavyweight veteran admitted his career as a professional fighter is coming to and end, and after notching his 46th professional win Saturday, Overeem wants one final run at the UFC heavyweight title. The Dutch fighter defeated Walt Harris in the main event of UFC on ESPN 8, stopping him with ground-and-pound in Round 2. “We’re still hunting for the title,” Overeem told reporters at the post-fight news conference.”I would say also I’m in the last phase of my career, so those two things are on my mind: Finish up the career, and one more run at the title.” Overeem (46-18 MMA, 11-7 UFC) is 3-1 in his past four performances with his lone loss a last-second comeback win by Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Related Video: Alistair Overeem celebrates 40th birthday during post-fight medicals Twitter reacts to Alistair Overeem's comeback TKO of Walt Harris at UFC on ESPN 8 UFC on ESPN 8 results: Alistair Overeem rallies to TKO Walt Harris Although he walked away with the finish Saturday, things could’ve easily gone the other way for Overeem. He was dropped in the first round and the fight looked close to getting stopped
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On ‘last phase’ of career, Alistair Overeem wants one more UFC title shot – MMA Junkie