Oleinik said he had completed preparations for the fight with Rodriguez

Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Alexei Oleynik reported to that he has completed preparations for the fight with Brazilian Fernando Rodriguez, which will take place on December 15 at the RCC tournament.

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, due to his “irresponsible attitude” to paperwork, would not be able to participate in the RCC 17 tournament. The Russian’s opponent in the fight at the tournament in Yekaterinburg was Rodriguez.

— Preparations ended two days ago, today I arrived in Yekaterinburg, there are 5 days left before the fight. All that remains is to prepare and carry out all the activities before the fight. We keep everything we have prepared in our heads. It’s true, against another opponent, but we are trying to rebuild. It’s not easy to constantly adapt to a new fighter, but there are some things that are universal. I have the option of not fighting or fighting, we chose the latter option. Now we are changing the battle plan in our heads,” Oleinik told .

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.