LAS VEGAS – Longtime fighter Aleksei Oleinik acknowledges the sport has drastically changed throughout his career. The 75-fight veteran who made his pro debut nearly 25 years ago has seen it all inside the cage. In an era when fighters aspire to trash talk and net blockbuster pay-per-view numbers, Oleinik says it was a lot different when he first started out in the sport. “I am a long time in this world and I see, I look, I watch this sport change every year,” Oleinik told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 25 media day at the UFC Apex. “When we start fighting, not any trash talk, not any haters, not any social media. “When we start fighting, (we had) Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Dan Severn and Oleg Taktarov – terrible, strong and brutal guys.
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