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Mark Hunt vs. Alexey Oleynik announced as UFC Moscow main event

Mark Hunt will look to bounce back into the win column when he meets Alexey Oleynik in the main event of UFC Moscow on Sept. 15.

UFC officially announced the fight Thursday morning through its social feeds following an initial report from ESPN back in May. Fabricio Werdum was initially set to lock horns with the Russian Ezekiel choke specialist, but was pulled from the bout after failing a USADA drug test.

“The Super Samoan” fell victim to the takedowns of Curtis Blaydes in his last outing at UFC 221 in Australia.