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Aleksei Oleinik vs. Walt Harris booked for UFC Ottawa

Aleksei Oleinik is finally set to return to the Octagon.

The 41-year-old heavyweight meets Walt Harris at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on May 4 in Ottawa, Canada, ESPN reported Tuesday.

Oleinik, who has been campaigning for a high-profile bout for months, is coming off a first-round submission of Mark Hunt at UFC Moscow last September. The Russian fighter is riding a two-fight winning streak.

Harris most recently fought Andrei Arlovski at UFC 232 last December. He originally won the contest via split decision, but it was overturned to a no contest last week. Harris tested positive for the banned substance LGB4033, a selective androgen receptor module (SARM), in a drug test in relation to UFC 232.