He replaced EMELYANENKO, broke the CRO COP and got into the UFC! Legendary fight of Alexey Oleinik!
- Posted by reder on Jun 21, 2025
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The Legend promotion began its history in 2013 with an epic confrontation between two true legends - Bob Sapp and Alexander Emelianenko. After such a significant battle, it was decided to hold the long-awaited rematch of Alexander and Mirko Cro Cop in the main fight of the evening at the second tournament. But, unfortunately, these plans were not destined to come true. About two weeks before the fight, the Russian heavyweight got into an unpleasant story, after which the management of Legend decided to remove him and look for a replacement for the fight with the aged, but still formidable Croatian. In the end, their choice fell on one of the most honored and seasoned heavyweights in Russian mixed martial arts. Alexey Oleinik already had more than 50 professional fights behind him and was on a winning streak of 8 fights in a row. It is after the fight with the Croatian star that Alexey will have his next fight in the UFC Octagon, where he has been performing for 8 years in a row and in