Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Alexei Oleynik On December 15 in Yekaterinburg, during the RCC 17 tournament, he will meet the Brazilian Fernando Rodriguez. was informed of this by the RCC press service.
Oleynik, who competed in the UFC, was scheduled to have a rematch with former UFC and Bellator fighter Briton Oli Thompson. On Wednesday, RCC head Nikolai Klimenko told that Thompson would not be able to participate in the RCC 17 tournament due to an “irresponsible attitude” towards paperwork.
Oleinik, 46, has 60 wins, 17 losses and one draw in MMA. From the summer of 2014 to the fall of 2022, the Russian participated in the UFC. In his first fight since leaving the American organization, Oleynik lost by first-round knockout to Thompson in the first round in May, but the fight was not included in official statistics.
Rodriguez has 13 wins and eight losses. The Brazilian is known for his fights with Khadis Ibragimov, Vladimir Mineev, Sergei Kharitonov, Sergei Bilostenny.
The tournament in Yekaterinburg will be headlined by the fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Alexander Ilic.
Live broadcasts of mixed martial arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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