Alexei Oleinik (Russia) vs. Sergey Spivak (Moldova)
UFC APEX, Las Vegas. USA
20.06.2021
In the early morning hours of June 20, Alexey Oleynik and Sergey Spivak no will meet in the UFC octagon. The fight for the Russian could be his last in the league if he performs poorly.
Alexey Oleynik: Either you're in or you're out
The UFC has been purging its ranks lately, disregarding merits and regalia. And if we look at it objectively, Alexey Oleynik's turn has already come. Especially if you consider his recent failures in the cage.
I have a lot of experience behind me, and I want to use it in this fight. I'm going to try to inflict him pain. I see winning through submission. I won't say that's my main plan for the fight, I'll try to play away from it on my opponent, but if there's an opportunity to move the fight to the ground, I'll definitely use it - Alexey Oleynik.
Sergey Spivak: Going for his third win in a row
Sergey Spivak is 18 years younger than Oleynik and is just beginning his journey to glory. He is also a basic wrestler, but not a freestyle wrestler or sambo wrestler, and started with Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Sergey debuted in MMA at the age of 19 and before joining the UFC was on a streak of 9 consecutive wins in various Ukrainian promotions. Moving to the best league in the world, the native from Chisinau instantly felt the difference in the level of opposition, losing to Walt Harris in 50 seconds. But the defeat didn't break the guy, and soon he started a new winning streak, which right now counts two fights.
Prediction and betting
Both Oleinik and Spivak are good in the parterre and not so good in the rack. On Sergey's side is youth and peak form, on Alexey's - experience and the ability to correctly allocate forces, to stick to the game plan, to make that game plan.
Oleynik will concentrate on this fight as much as possible, give his all in preparation, and more. He doesn't have many chances, but a wounded beast is twice as dangerous. He really has everything on the line here.
We think that experience will take its toll and Alexey Oleynik will win. Alexey will break his streak of 2 losses in a row and possibly protect himself from being fired from the UFC. Let's bet on Oleynik's victory at an odds of 2.75.