Aleksei Oleinik remplacera Alexander Volkov contre Alistair Overeem
En raison de problèmes de santé, Alexander Volkov a été forcé de se désister de son combat contre Alistair Overeem qui devait avoir lieu le 20 avril. Il sera remplacé par le no. 9 chez les poids lourds, Aleksei Oleinik, qui se voit ainsi catapulté en combat principal contre “The Demolition Man”.
Fighting out of Moscow, Oleinik is one of the most feared ground fighters in mixed martial arts, with nine of his last 10 wins coming by way of submission. Winner of two in a row over Junior Albini and Mark Hunt, the latter victory coming at home in Moscow last September, Oleinik hopes to notch another huge win over the Netherlands’ Overeem, who is fresh from a November stoppage of Sergei Pavlovich in November.
UFC Fight Night, which takes place at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, airs live on ESPN+.
Heavyweight prospect Walt Harris, who was scheduled to face Oleinik on the UFC Fight Night in Ottawa card, will receive a new opponent for the May 4 event.
