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UFC releases Aleksei Oleinik, Randy Costa, and Yamato Nishikawa in latest round of cuts

The UFC has officially parted ways with three more fighters. Aleksei Oleinik, Randy Costa, and Yamato Nishikawa have all been released from their contracts and cut from the roster. These three fighters’ release was reported on Twitter: Aleksei Oleinik, Randy Costa, and Yamato Nishikawa The 45-year-old Ukrainian heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik is 2-4 in his last […]

The UFC has officially parted ways with three more fighters. Aleksei Oleinik, Randy Costa, and Yamato Nishikawa have all been released from their contracts and cut from the roster.

These three fighters’ release was reported on Twitter:

Aleksei Oleinik, Randy Costa, and Yamato Nishikawa

The 45-year-old Ukrainian heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik is 2-4 in his last six bouts. Since his split decision win over Fabricio Werdum, ‘The Boa Constrictor’ has lost to Derrick Lewis, Chris Daukaus, Sergey Spivak, and most recently, Ilir Latifi. Prior to entering the UFC, Aleksei Oleinik had fought in Bellator, KSW, and M-1. He had been a staple of the UFC’s heavyweight division since 2014.

‘The Zohan’ Randy Costa is a US-born athlete who dropped three in a row in the UFC’s bantamweight division. His consecutive losses include Adrian Yanez, Tony Kelley, and Guido Cannetti. In his career, Costa earned two TKO victories in the UFC. After a successful run in Cage Titans, Costa made his debut in the UFC in 2019.

19-year-old Japanese-born fighter Yamato Nishikawa never made his official debut in the UFC’s welterweight division. With a 21-3-6 record, this young fighter was signed and booked to face Magomed Mustafaev at UFC 280 this weekend. This bout was canceled due to a contract dispute, and now Nishikawa has been released.

Update Provided On Aleksei Oleinik’s UFC Roster Status

UFC heavyweight veteran Aleksei Oleinik may have to explore other options if he intends to continue his fighting career. UFC officials told MMA Fighting that Oleinik is no longer on the UFC roster following the final fight on his contract. He could pot…

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Oleinik Shares Why He Considered Postponing Fight Against Latifi

Prior to UFC Vegas 61, UFC heavyweight veteran Aleksei Oleinik explained why he almost pushed for a delay to his fight against Ilir Latifi. This weekend at UFC Vegas 61, Oleinik entered the Octagon for the 17th time in what was his 78th professional ou…

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Report: Greg Hardy vs. Aleksei Oleinik UFC Heavyweight Fight in Works for Jan. 22

Greg Hardy will reportedly get another chance at impressing on a UFC pay-per-view card. The former NFL defensive end is set to face off against Aleksei…

Greg Hardy vs. Aleksei Oleinik Added To UFC 270

Greg Hardy will look to get back in the win column against veteran heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik in January. Hardy is in the middle of the worst stretch of his young career, losing two straight via KO/TKO. Both of those losses were against much more experienced fighters in Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura. The 33-year-old was […]

Greg Hardy will look to get back in the win column against veteran heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik in January.

Hardy is in the middle of the worst stretch of his young career, losing two straight via KO/TKO. Both of those losses were against much more experienced fighters in Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura. The 33-year-old was also a former All-Pro NFL player until a domestic violence case got him blacklisted by the league. He then transitioned to MMA full-time in 2016 and signed with the UFC in 2018.

Oleinik is also on his own little skid at this point in his career. The 44-year-old has lost three straight over the past year and a half. However, he does come into this fight with a huge amount of experience compared to Hardy. This fight will be his 77th professional fight to Hardy’s 13th. One does have to think this could be Oleinik’s last fight in the UFC given his age and his performance as of late.

With both fighters currently unranked in the heavyweight division, this fight could determine if one could get a number beside his name after this.

The bout is currently scheduled for January 22 at UFC 270. That event only has one other bout confirmed at this time. That fight is one between middleweight contenders Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier. The rest of the card should get announced in the coming days and weeks.

This story was first reported by mmajunkie.com.

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Serghei Spivac Outworks Aleksei Oleinik At UFC Vegas 29

Aleksei Oleinik vs. Serghei Spivac was a solid fight, but perhaps not the fight everyone thought it was going to be. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (June 19, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 29 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex…

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