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Overeem undergoes plastic surgery for busted lip

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UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has undergone successful plastic surgery for a lip injury he suffered in Saturday night's main event in Washington, D.C., his team told ESPN's Ariel Helwani.

Overeem tore his upper lip on a knockout punch from Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the dying seconds of their heavyweight bout.

The loss snapped Overeem's two-fight winning streak.

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