After making its first visit to Russia last fall with an event in Moscow, the UFC has wasted little time returning to the MMA hotbed for a second time, arriving at Yubileyny Sports Palace in Saint Petersburg this Saturday with a 12-fight card headlined by heavyweight veterans Alistair Overeem and Alexey Oleinik.
While Overeem was originally scheduled to face off with Alexander Volkov, “Drago” was forced out of the contest and replaced by Oleinik, the 41-year-old with 57 career wins who will be looking to extend his winning streak to three when he makes the walk to the cage for the 80th time this weekend.