Former UFC fighter Alexei Oleynik after beating Brazilian Fernando Rodriguez, he stated whether he would be ready to face a Russian opponent.
From 2014 to 2022, 36-year-old Oleinik competed in the UFC league and was at the top of the heavyweight division for a long time. The fight at RCC 17 was Oleinik’s first official fight after leaving the American organization. The Russian beat Rodriguez, 36, by choke in the second round.
— How to correctly write this technique in statistics?
– It’s a hand triangle. There is a triangle with the legs, and this with the arms, the triangle with the legs was my crown, I was the first in the USSR to do such a movement, but then I gained 25 kg, the legs are became plump, the opponents also became big, so now I make the triangle with my arms.
—What did your opponent do wrong?
“He allowed him to raise his hand up to 90 degrees; if a person raises his hand here, then it is already difficult for him to defend himself.
— Is it important for you not to fight with the Russians?
– No it does not matter. There are Russian fighters that I really respect and really wouldn’t want to fight. If necessary, I will fight with great respect and gratitude.
— Is your fight with Sergei Kharitonov possible?
— Our fight is possible with any Russian who participates in MMA, according to normal rules, I can fight in all promotions. I really wouldn’t want to fight with Sergei, we have been friends for about 12 years, but I can’t say “under any circumstances”. It is a sport. We will not insult each other, I will behave with dignity in battle, but if I have to fight with Kharitonov, with Minakov, with Ponomarev, with anyone… I respect them very much, but I have nothing like I will in no case I will fight,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Oleynik’s words.
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