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UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleynik
UFC Fight Night 136 (Moscow) takes place on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow, Russia. The card airs live on UFC Fight Pass, with heavyweight contender Mark Hunt meeting native Russian Alexiy Oleynik in the main event.
The Americans are coming. Dana White and the UFC will hold its first event in Russia with a Fight Pass card that feels too important to be a digital streaming offering. While there aren’t huge names or high stakes fights, it’s a historic moment for a country that could be huge for the promotion.
MMA is a big deal in Russia. Current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is a superstar in the country, Fedor Emelianenko is an established legend, and there are plenty of well-known Russians fighting in the world’s best organizations. The only reason that it took so long for the UFC to make its way there was it’s refusal to co-promote with M-1, which is the country’s premier regional organization.
Times have changed. The UFC and M-1 will co-promote UFC Fight Night 136, and the card is filled up with natives to fire up the crowd. In the main event, heavyweight knockout artist Mark Hunt meets Alexiy Oleynik, a master of the elusive ezekiel choke. Belarusian native and former champion Andrei Arlovski is scheduled to meet Dagestan’s Shamil Abdurakhimov as well.
Who else? We’ve got Omari Akhmedov in a welterweight contest with veteran CB Dolloway, and Merab Dvalishvili scrapping with American Terion Ware. Undefeated Adam Yandiev will make his UFC debut against the respected Krzysztof Jotko of Poland.
Take a look at some of the fights below, and log into the sportsbook to see the lines for every fight on the card. Make sure to check in during fight week for in-depth betting previews. We’ve got UFC odds from BookMaker.eu if they’ve been released.
UFC Fight Night 136 Lineup (Subject to Change)
Main Event, Heavyweight - Mark Hunt vs. Alexey Oleynik
Preview: Heavyweight knockout artist Mark Hunt (13-12, 10 KOs) meets grappling guru Aleksei Oleinik (56-11, 8 KOs, 44 SUBs) at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow, Russia. The card airs live on UFC Fight Pass at 2pm ET. More
Heavyweight - Andrei Arlovski vs. Shami Abdurakhimov
Preview: Veteran heavyweight Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski (27-16, 17 KOs, 3 SUBs) meets Shamil “Abrek” Abdurakhimov (18-4, 8 KOs, 4 SUBs) at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow, Russia. The card airs live on UFC Fight Pass at 2pm ET. More
Light heavyweight - Jan Blachowicz vs. Nikita Krylov
Preview: Light heavyweight contender Jan Blachowicz (22-7, 5 KOs, 8 SUBs) will welcome back prospect Nikita Krylov (24-5, 10 KOs, 14 SUBs) at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow, Russia. The card airs live on UFC Fight Pass at 2pm ET. More
Welterweight - Alexey Kunchenko vs. Thiago Alves
Preview: Alexey Kunchenko is a big favorite over Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday night in Moscow, Russia. This event is one of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass. Kunchenko is 18-0 in his career, while Alves is 22-12 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass, with the headliner a bout between Mark Hunt and Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Kunchenko and Alves and UFC picks. More
Welterweight - Khalid Murtazaliev vs. CB Dolloway
Preview: Khalid Murtazaliev is favored over C.B. Dollaway at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday night in Moscow, Russia. It was supposed to be Omari Akhmedov taking on Dollaway in this bout, but Akhmedov was replaced for personal reasons, then he was replaced by Artem Frolov but he pulled out due to lingering injuries and it is now Murtazaliev. This event is one of eight fights on the preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass. Murtazaliev is 13-2 in his career, while Dollaway is 17-8 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass, with the headliner a bout between Mark Hunt and Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Murtazaliev and Dollaway and UFC predictions. More
Light Heavyweight - Magomed Ankalaev vs. Marcin Prachnio
Preview: Magomed Ankalaev is a solid favorite over Marcin Prachnio at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday night in Moscow, Russia. This event is one of eight fights on the preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass. Ankalaev is 8-1 in his career, while Prachnio is 13-3 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass, with the headliner a bout between Mark Hunt and Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Ankalaev and Prachnio and UFC predictions. More
Bantamweight - Merab Dvalishvili vs. Terion Ware
Preview: Merab Dvalishvili is a big favorite over Terrion Ware at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday night in Moscow, Russia. This event is one of eight fights on the preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass. Dvalishvili is 7-4 in his career, while Ware is 17-8 in his career. There are a total of four fights on the main card on UFC Fight Pass, with the headliner a bout between Mark Hunt and Oleksiy Oliynyk. There are also a total of eight fights on the preliminary card also on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Dvalishvili and Ware and UFC picks. More
What to Watch For
When it comes to walkoff knockouts, Mark Hunt is the king. But Oleynik’s penchant for ezekiel chokes is nothing short of amazing. It’s a rare submission that the Russian consistently snags, as he’s already done so twice in his past four fights. The aptly named “Boa Constrictor” is a veteran of 67 fights and has 44(!) submissions wins to his credit. With a stunning number of neck cranks, arm triangles and ezekiels, it’s really not a good idea to be on the bottom against this guy.
However, Hunt has been fighting dudes who want to take him down for a long, long time. Against elite wrestlers, like Curtis Blaydes and Stipe Miocic, Hunt got owned. But lesser guys have had a lot of trouble going that route. If Oleynik can survive Hunt’s power and get this to the mat, he’s got an excellent shot at earning the biggest win of his career.
Andrei Arlovski might be 39 years old, but it appears he’s still got something left to offer. While his time as a contender is done, the Belarusian is still a stiff test for heavyweights looking to climb the ladder. An experienced vet and a skilled boxer, “The Pit Bull” will look to fight back father time against Shamil Abdurakhimov, a hard-hitting midcard fighter. Should Abdurakhimov knock out Andrei - as so many others have done - expect to hear some very vocal calls for retirement.
Omari Akhmedov hails from Dagestan, and like so many fighters from that region, has serious wrestling skills. That’s gonna get tested against CB Dolloway, who is a product of the NCAA system. Expect to see a few high-level grappling exchanges in this one.
When somebody is as swole as Adam Yandiev, you take notice - especially when they’re undefeated. Yandiev is 9-0 with 9 finishes, with six coming by way of submission. Let’s see if he can power his way through a vet like Jotko, who was a top-15 fighter just two years ago.
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