Aleksei Oleinik may be 41, but he continued his rise up the heavyweight rankings on Saturday when he defeated Mark Hunt in the UFC Fight Night 136 main event. Oleinik (57-11-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) capped off the UFC’s debut in Russia when he submitted Hunt (13-13-1 MMA, 8-7-1 UFC) in the opening round of the headlining bout, which took place at Olympic Stadium in Moscow and streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Prior to Hunt’s win, Jan Blachowicz (23-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Shamil Abdurakhimov (19-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Alexey Kunchenko (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earned victories on the main card. After every event, fans wonder whom the winners will be matched up with next. And with another night of UFC action in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard’s shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC Fight Night 136’s winning fighters. * * * * Alexey Kunchenko Curtis Millender Should fight: Curtis Millender Why they should fight: The remarkable winning streak of Kunchenko was extended through his UFC debut when he beat former welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves on the scorecards to move to a remarkable 19-0 in MMA competition
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