One of the most feared strikers in MMA history returns this week looking to stay on the upswing. Alistair Overeem (44-17 MMA, 9-6 UFC) heads to Russia for a fight for the first time since 2002 when he takes on Aleksei Oleinik (57-11-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN+ 7 main event Saturday at Yubileyniy Arena in St. Petersburg. The card streams on ESPN+. After back-to-back knockout losses to Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes, former title challenger Overeem got back on track this past November in China with a first-round TKO of Sergey Pavlovich.
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