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|date= {{start date|2018|09|15}}
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'''''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik''''' (also known as '''''UFC Fight Night 136''''') was a [[mixed martial arts]] event produced by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] that will be held on September 15, 2018 at [[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olimpiyskiy Stadium]] in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].<ref name="Russia">{{cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/05/ufc-fight-night-moscow-marks-promotions-debut-in-russia-on-sept-15|title=UFC Fight Night Moscow marks promotion's debut in Russia on Sept. 15|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=John Morgan|date=2018-05-16|accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref>
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== Background ==
The event marked the promotion's first visit to Russia.<ref name="Russia" /> The UFC arranged to use half of the venue and used a modified seating configuration (17,000 seats, selling only 12,000).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/martial/mma/news/ufc-optimiziroval-ceny-na-bilety-na-pervyy-turnir-v-rossii-1416002/|title=UFC optimized ticket prices for the first event in Russia|publisher=sport-express.ru|author=Radik Khuzin|date=2018-06-01|accessdate=2018-06-01}} {{ru icon}}</ref>

While not officially announced, the promotion was initially targeting a heavyweight bout between former [[UFC Heavyweight Championship|UFC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Fabrício Werdum]] and [[Oleksiy Oliynyk|Alexey Oleynik]] to serve as the main event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/5/21/17377926/fabricio-werdum-vs-alexey-oleynik-set-to-headline-ufc-moscow-fight-card|title=Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexey Oleynik set to headline UFC Moscow|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Shaun Al-Shatti|date=2018-05-21|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref> However on May 22, Werdum was flagged for a potential USADA doping violation and his status became unknown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Fabricio-Werdum-Facing-USADA-AntiDoping-Violation-for-Failed-OutofCompetition-Drug-Test-137073|title=Fabricio Werdum facing USADA anti-doping violation for failed out-of-competition drug test|publisher=sherdog.com|author=Tristen Critchfield|date=2018-05-22|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> On July 19, the promotion announced that a bout between the [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final|2001 K-1 World Grand Prix]] winner and former interim title challenger [[Mark Hunt]] and Oleynik would serve as the event headliner.<ref name="MoscowHeadliner">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmamad.com/mark-hunt-vs-alexey-oleynik-headlines-ufc-fight-night-136-in-russia/|title=Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik headlines UFC Fight Night 136 in Russia|publisher=mmamad.com|author=Dale Jordan|date=2018-07-19|access-date=2018-07-19}}</ref> On September 11, USADA announced that Werdum was suspended for two years due to steroid [[trenbolone]] and its metabolite epitrenbolone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/09/usada-fabricio-werdum-suspended-two-years-for-steroid|title=USADA: Fabricio Werdum suspended two years for steroid|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Steven Marrocco|date=2018-09-11|access-date=2018-09-12}}</ref>

[[Rustam Khabilov]] was expected to face [[Kajan Johnson]] at [[UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov]]. However, Khabilov pulled out of the fight citing an injury and the bout was scrapped.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/02/rustam-khabilov-injured-kajan-johnson-london-ufc-fight-night-127|title=Rustam Khabilov says he's off London's UFC Fight Night 127 lineup|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2018-02-08|accessdate=2018-08-08}}</ref> The pairing was rescheduled for this event.<ref name="KhabilovJohnson">{{Cite web|url=http://mmasucka.com/2018/08/08/ufc-moscow-khabilov-vs-kajan-johnson/|title=Rustam Khabilov vs Kajan Johnson rebooked For UFC Moscow|author=Shakiel Mahjouri|publisher=mmasucka.com|date=2018-08-08|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref>

[[Douglas Silva de Andrade]] was briefly scheduled to face [[Petr Yan]] at the event. However, Andrade pulled out of the fight on August 9 citing a foot injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/8/9/17670094/douglas-silva-de-andrade-injured-out-ufc-moscow-fight-petr-yan|title=Douglas Silva de Andrade injured, out of UFC Moscow fight with Petr Yan|author=Guilherme Cruz|publisher=mmafighting.com|date=2018-08-09|access-date=2018-08-09}}</ref> He was replaced by promotional newcomer Jin Soo Son.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/08/petr-yan-vs-jin-soo-son-bantamweight-ufc-fight-night-136-moscow|title=Petr Yan meets replacement opponent Jin Soo Son at UFC Moscow|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2018-08-18|access-date=2018-08-18}}</ref>

[[Krzysztof Jotko]] was expected to face promotional newcomer Adam Yandiev at the event. However, Jotko pulled out of the fight on August 16 citing injury and was replaced by [[Jordan Johnson (fighter)|Jordan Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmadna.nl/jordan-johnson-vervangt-de-geblesseerde-krzysztof-jotko-tegen-adam-yandiev-in-moskou/|title=Jordan Johnson replaces the injured Krzysztof Jotko against Adam Yandiev in Moscow|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Marcel Dorff|date=2018-08-17|accessdate=2018-08-17}} {{nl icon}}</ref>

[[Cláudio Silva]] was scheduled to face [[Ramazan Emeev]] at the event. However, Silva pulled out of the fight in early September citing a lower back injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/9/3/17814364/claudio-silva-injured-ufc-moscow-fight-ramazan-emeev|title=Claudio Silva injured, out of UFC Moscow fight with Ramazan Emeev|author=Guilherme Cruz|publisher=mmafighting.com|date=2018-09-03|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> Emeev instead faced promotional newcomer Stefan Sekulić.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmadna.nl/ufc-debutant-stefan-sekulic-pakt-short-notice-gevecht-tegen-ramazan-emeev-in-moskou/|title=UFC debutant Stefan Sekulic tackles short notice fight against Ramazan Emeev in Moscow|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Marcel Dorff|date=2018-09-07|accessdate=2018-09-07}} {{nl icon}}</ref>

[[Omari Akhmedov]] was expected to face [[C.B. Dollaway]] at the event. However, Akhmedov pulled out of the fight in early September and was briefly replaced by promotional newcomer Artem Frolov.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmadna.nl/m-1-global-kampioen-artem-frolov-maakt-ufc-debuut-tegen-cb-dollaway-in-moskou/|title=M-1 Global Champion Artem Frolov makes UFC debut against CB Dollaway in Moscow|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Marcel Dorff|date=2018-09-04|accessdate=2018-09-04}} {{nl icon}}</ref> However, after just three days, Frolov backed out of the fight citing lingering injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmadna.nl/cb-dollaway-wederom-zonder-tegenstander-na-blessure-artem-frolov/|title=CB Dollaway again without an opponent after injury Artem Frolov|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Marcel Dorff|date=2018-09-07|accessdate=2018-09-07}} {{nl icon}}</ref> He was replaced by promotional newcomer Khalid Murtazaliev.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmadna.nl/khalid-murtazaliev-vervangt-artem-frolov-tijdens-ufc-moskou/|title=Khalid Murtazaliev replaces Artem Frolov at UFC: Moscow|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Lennart Van Arendonk|date=2018-09-08|accessdate=2018-09-09}} {{nl icon}}</ref>

At the weigh-ins, Jin Soo Son and [[Mairbek Taisumov]] both missed the required weight for their respective fights. Son weighed in at 137 pounds, 1 pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. Meanwhile, Taisumov weighed in at 161 pounds, 5 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156. Son was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent [[Petr Yan]], while Taisumov surrendered 40 percent of his purse to [[Desmond Green]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/09/ufc-fight-night-136-moscow-russia-mark-hunt-aleksei-oleinik-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream|title=UFC Fight Night 136 weigh-in results: Two miss, but headliners set|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2018-09-14|accessdate=2018-09-14}}</ref>

==Results==
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Oleksiy Oliynyk]]
|def.
|[[Mark Hunt]]
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|4:26
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|[[Jan Błachowicz]]
|def.
|[[Nikita Krylov]]
|Submission (D'Arce choke)
|2
|2:41
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|[[Shamil Abdurakhimov]]
|def.
|[[Andrei Arlovski]]
|Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|Alexey Kunchenko
|def.
|[[Thiago Alves (fighter)|Thiago Alves]]
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|Khalid Murtazaliev
|def.
|[[C.B. Dollaway]]
|TKO (referee stoppage)
|2
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (137 lbs)
|[[Petr Yan]]
|def.
|Jin Soo Son
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|[[Rustam Khabilov]]
|def.
|[[Kajan Johnson]]
|Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (161 lbs)
|[[Mairbek Taisumov]]
|def.
|[[Desmond Green]]
|Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|Magomed Ankalaev
|def.
|Marcin Prachnio
|KO (head kick and punches)
|1
|3:09
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight
|[[Jordan Johnson (fighter)|Jordan Johnson]]
|def.
|Adam Yandiev
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|2
|0:42
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|[[Ramazan Emeev]]
|def.
|Stefan Sekulić
|Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Merab Dvalishvili
|def.
|Terrion Ware
|Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/event/fight-night-moscow-sept-15-2018|title=UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleynik|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|accessdate=2018-07-20}}</ref>

==Bonus awards==
The following fighters to receive $50,000 bonuses:

*'''Fight of the Night'''
*'''Performance of the Night'''

==See also==
{{portal|MMA}}
*[[List of UFC events]]
*[[2018 in UFC]]
*[[List of current UFC fighters]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{UFC Events}}
{{2018 in mixed martial arts}}

[[Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship events]]
[[Category:2018 in mixed martial arts]]
[[Category:Mixed martial arts in Russia]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Moscow]]
[[Category:2018 in Russian sport]]
[[Category:Scheduled mixed martial arts events]]

Revision as of 20:50, 15 September 2018

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik
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Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 15, 2018 (2018-09-15)
VenueOlimpiyskiy Stadium
CityMoscow, Russia
Event chronology
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Santos

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik (also known as UFC Fight Night 136) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia.[1]

Background

The event marked the promotion's first visit to Russia.[1] The UFC arranged to use half of the venue and used a modified seating configuration (17,000 seats, selling only 12,000).[2]

While not officially announced, the promotion was initially targeting a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum and Alexey Oleynik to serve as the main event.[3] However on May 22, Werdum was flagged for a potential USADA doping violation and his status became unknown.[4] On July 19, the promotion announced that a bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former interim title challenger Mark Hunt and Oleynik would serve as the event headliner.[5] On September 11, USADA announced that Werdum was suspended for two years due to steroid trenbolone and its metabolite epitrenbolone.[6]

Rustam Khabilov was expected to face Kajan Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov. However, Khabilov pulled out of the fight citing an injury and the bout was scrapped.[7] The pairing was rescheduled for this event.[8]

Douglas Silva de Andrade was briefly scheduled to face Petr Yan at the event. However, Andrade pulled out of the fight on August 9 citing a foot injury.[9] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Jin Soo Son.[10]

Krzysztof Jotko was expected to face promotional newcomer Adam Yandiev at the event. However, Jotko pulled out of the fight on August 16 citing injury and was replaced by Jordan Johnson.[11]

Cláudio Silva was scheduled to face Ramazan Emeev at the event. However, Silva pulled out of the fight in early September citing a lower back injury.[12] Emeev instead faced promotional newcomer Stefan Sekulić.[13]

Omari Akhmedov was expected to face C.B. Dollaway at the event. However, Akhmedov pulled out of the fight in early September and was briefly replaced by promotional newcomer Artem Frolov.[14] However, after just three days, Frolov backed out of the fight citing lingering injuries.[15] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Khalid Murtazaliev.[16]

At the weigh-ins, Jin Soo Son and Mairbek Taisumov both missed the required weight for their respective fights. Son weighed in at 137 pounds, 1 pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. Meanwhile, Taisumov weighed in at 161 pounds, 5 pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit of 156. Son was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent Petr Yan, while Taisumov surrendered 40 percent of his purse to Desmond Green.[17]

Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Oleksiy Oliynyk def. Mark Hunt Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:26
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz def. Nikita Krylov Submission (D'Arce choke) 2 2:41
Heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov def. Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Alexey Kunchenko def. Thiago Alves Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Khalid Murtazaliev def. C.B. Dollaway TKO (referee stoppage) 2 5:00
Catchweight (137 lbs) Petr Yan def. Jin Soo Son Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (161 lbs) Mairbek Taisumov def. Desmond Green Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev def. Marcin Prachnio KO (head kick and punches) 1 3:09
Middleweight Jordan Johnson def. Adam Yandiev Submission (arm-triangle choke) 2 0:42
Welterweight Ramazan Emeev def. Stefan Sekulić Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili def. Terrion Ware Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-25, 30-25) 3 5:00

[18]

Bonus awards

The following fighters to receive $50,000 bonuses:

  • Fight of the Night
  • Performance of the Night

See also

References

  1. ^ a b John Morgan (2018-05-16). "UFC Fight Night Moscow marks promotion's debut in Russia on Sept. 15". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ^ Radik Khuzin (2018-06-01). "UFC optimized ticket prices for the first event in Russia". sport-express.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-01. Template:Ru icon
  3. ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2018-05-21). "Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexey Oleynik set to headline UFC Moscow". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2018-05-22). "Fabricio Werdum facing USADA anti-doping violation for failed out-of-competition drug test". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  5. ^ Dale Jordan (2018-07-19). "Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik headlines UFC Fight Night 136 in Russia". mmamad.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  6. ^ Steven Marrocco (2018-09-11). "USADA: Fabricio Werdum suspended two years for steroid". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  7. ^ Staff (2018-02-08). "Rustam Khabilov says he's off London's UFC Fight Night 127 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  8. ^ Shakiel Mahjouri (2018-08-08). "Rustam Khabilov vs Kajan Johnson rebooked For UFC Moscow". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  9. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2018-08-09). "Douglas Silva de Andrade injured, out of UFC Moscow fight with Petr Yan". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  10. ^ Staff (2018-08-18). "Petr Yan meets replacement opponent Jin Soo Son at UFC Moscow". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  11. ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-08-17). "Jordan Johnson replaces the injured Krzysztof Jotko against Adam Yandiev in Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-08-17. Template:Nl icon
  12. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2018-09-03). "Claudio Silva injured, out of UFC Moscow fight with Ramazan Emeev". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  13. ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-09-07). "UFC debutant Stefan Sekulic tackles short notice fight against Ramazan Emeev in Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-09-07. Template:Nl icon
  14. ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-09-04). "M-1 Global Champion Artem Frolov makes UFC debut against CB Dollaway in Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-09-04. Template:Nl icon
  15. ^ Marcel Dorff (2018-09-07). "CB Dollaway again without an opponent after injury Artem Frolov". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-09-07. Template:Nl icon
  16. ^ Lennart Van Arendonk (2018-09-08). "Khalid Murtazaliev replaces Artem Frolov at UFC: Moscow". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-09-09. Template:Nl icon
  17. ^ Staff (2018-09-14). "UFC Fight Night 136 weigh-in results: Two miss, but headliners set". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  18. ^ "UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleynik". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
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