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5 Lessons Learned From UFC Fight Night 149 ‘Overeem vs. Oleynik’

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UFC Fight Night 149 on Saturday marked the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s second stop in Russia, but the UFC wasn’t the only act in town over the weekend, as Rizin Fighting Federation staged an event in Yokohama, Japan. Between two major MMA cards, we certainly have some lessons to study.

Alistair Overeem needed less than five minutes to clobber Alexey Oleynik in St.