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Alistair Overeem Promises Fireworks, Finish At UFC St. Petersburg

This weekend’s UFC Fight Night 149 from St. Petersburg, Russia. has a dandy of a heavyweight main event between Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik. “The Reem” has always been a finisher. In the early part of his career, he was actually a very good submission artist, earning double-digit submission victories before ever joining the UFC. […]

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This weekend’s UFC Fight Night 149 from St. Petersburg, Russia. has a dandy of a heavyweight main event between Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik.

“The Reem” has always been a finisher. In the early part of his career, he was actually a very good submission artist, earning double-digit submission victories before ever joining the UFC. As of late, however, Overeem has been a feared striker.

But according to the Dutch destroyer, we haven’t seen anything yet.

“There’s been a change in my fight style it’s more aggressive, it’s more pushing forward, it’s something that we focused on for that fight (with Pavlovich),” Overeem said in an interview with UFC.com. “Now it’s a new opponent, different fight, so some new skill-set will be shown on Saturday.”

End The Fight Anywhere

While Overeem is sneaky good on the ground, Oleinik more than lives up to his moniker of “The Boa Constrictor.” Despite that, Overeem is confident that no matter where the fight goes, he can and will finish it.

“Well, it could be striking. I’m a striker,” Overeem said (h/t MMA Mania). “It could be on the ground, I got good ground and pound. It could be a submission. It’s MMA, there are 1001 ways to beat somebody up, to finish somebody. Again, I’m sharp and everything is there, everything is there this week and everything will be there this Saturday and we’re gonna beat him up.”

“I think I’m better everywhere but he does have a very slick submission game,” Overeem said. “He also has some striking. He’s a very aggressive fighter and he pushes the pace. Still, nevertheless I’m not worried. I focused on my own shape and I’m in phenomenal shape and I predict this will not go the distance.”

Just to be clear, while Overeem is confident on the ground and has demonstrated he can submit fighters at the highest level, Oleinik has a ridiculous 46 wins by way of submission.






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Travis Browne vs. Aleksei Oliynyk Set For UFC 213

The UFC has announced a heavyweight bout that will take place during “International Fight Week” in Las Vegas. Travis Browne (18-6-1) is set to take on Aleksei Oliynyk (51-10-1) at UFC 213 this summer. UFC officials recently announced the new booking. Browne has been on a losing streak as of late as he has lost […]

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The UFC has announced a heavyweight bout that will take place during “International Fight Week” in Las Vegas. Travis Browne (18-6-1) is set to take on Aleksei Oliynyk (51-10-1) at UFC 213 this summer. UFC officials recently announced the new booking.

Browne has been on a losing streak as of late as he has lost his three bouts in a row and is coming off a knockout loss to Derrick Lewis in February. Before that, he suffered losses to Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez. He hasn’t won a fight since January of 2016.

On the other side, Oleinik has won 12 of his last 13 fights, and the Russian veteran is making his name known in the division. He is coming off a submission win over Viktor Pesta in January, which marked the first time in UFC history someone won a fight via that particular choke.

UFC 213 is set to take place on Saturday, July 8th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A portion of the preliminary card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, while the rest of the prelims will air on FOX Sports 1. The main card will air on PPV (pay-per-view). Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko for women’s bantamweight title will headline this event while Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker for interim middleweight title will serve as the co-main event. The bout order for the event has yet to be finalized, but you can see the updated card here:

Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s bantamweight title

Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker – for interim middleweight title

Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler

Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum

Jim Miller vs. Anthony Pettis

Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos

Travis Browne vs. Aleksei Oliynyk

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