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The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday brought a key heavyweight battle to Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow. With it came some good, some bad and some ugly.
The UFC’s debut in Russia was punctuated by another improbable tale of the aging but surging heavyweight. Alexey Oleynik made good on headlining in his hometown with a rear-naked choke finish of Mark Hunt after finding himself in early trouble in the UFC Fight Night 136 headliner.