Call him a one-trick pony if you like, but it’s a pretty damn good trick. Russian submission ace Aleksei Oleinik turned again to the rarely seen Ezekiel choke, using it to tap out Junior Albini in the first round. The heavyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 224 event at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. It aired on FX following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on pay-per-view. When the two heavyweights engaged, Oleinik suffered a cut almost immediately, with blood trickling down his face from the start
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UFC 224 results: Aleksei Oleinik does it again, Ezekiel chokes Junior Albini in first – MMA Junkie