Alexey Oleynik issues statement on loss to Alistair Overeem

By Tom Taylor - April 22, 2019

Over the weekend, in the main event of UFC St. Petersburg, Russian heavyweight contender Alexey Oleynik stepped into the Octagon with former Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.

Alexey Oleynik, UFC rankings

Oleynik had some moments of success in this brief but thrilling encounter. Yet in the end, he came up short, succumbing to a storm of Overeem strikes late in the first round.

Speaking on Instagram on Sunday, Alexey Oleynik updated his fans with a pair of quick statements.

See what the Russian grappler had to say below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwggzunHyL0/

“I promise to be better next time,” he wrote in the first of two Instagram posts. “Thank you all so much for your support!”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwjBGwNghkW/

“The winner has many friends. The loser has them real!” he added in a second post.

With this TKO loss to Alistair Overeem, Alexey Oleynik returns to the loss column after two straight wins: a pair of submissions over Junior Albini and Mark “The Super Samoan” Hunt. These wins were preceded by a TKO defeat at the hands of Curtis Blaydes, and a pair of submission wins over Travis Browne and Victor Pesta.

What do you think is next for Alexey Oleynik after UFC St. Petersburg?

This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 4/22/2019.

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM


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