Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik are among the most experienced fighters in all of MMA and they’re being tasked with headlining a UFC Saint Petersburg rife with fresh faces.
The matchup pits a pair of heavyweights with a combined 131 pro bouts between them and that’s not even including Overeem’s extensive kickboxing career and Oleinik’s grappling competitions. They’re also both proven finishers, with Overeem having 39 in total and Oleinik having 45 just counting his submissions. Oleinik is stepping in on short notice for Alexander Volkov and it’s hard to imagine the matchmakers finding a more exciting replacement for Saturday’s main event.