Alexey Oleinik: biography, career, personal life and interesting facts

In the world of mixed martial arts has not yet been so many immigrants from the Ukraine, but they have, and quite bright and original. One of those guys that today is rapidly entered the elite world of MMA is Alexey Oleinik. This veteran of the sport and will be discussed in the article.

The physical parameters

Alexei Oleynik has a great physique and almost perfectly meets all requirements to the soldiers. With the growth of 188 centimeters, the athlete within weighs 105 kg. Such anthropometric characteristics allow him to fight without any problems even with very large opponents on equal terms and to try to impose his style of fighting. Swipe Alexei hands of almost two meters, allowing him easy enough to hold chokes, thanks to which he received a large number of victories and the nickname of the cell BoA.

Curriculum Vitae

Alexey Oleynik was born in the first capital of Ukraine - Kharkov. It happened on June 25, 1977. From early childhood, the future edinoborets different charm and tremendous determination, endurance and will. Parents encouraged the sportsmanship of his son, and because in many ways due to their immense support Alex became a professional athlete. Interesting fact: Oleynik was born in the era of the Soviet Union, and now has two passports - Russian and Ukrainian.

The activity of

Alexey Oleinik, fighting without rules for which have become a real springboard to the top of the sport is not only valid fighter, but also actively practicing coach. As an advocate of extremely healthy lifestyle, athlete opened the School of MMA in his own name, where each person can completely comprehend the skills of many existing arts. In this center are trained:

• Anatoly Pokrovsky.
• Igor Titov.
• stall Valentin.
• Kluchnikov Alex.
• Evgeny Ershov.
• Ilya Chichin.

Professional career

It is worth noting that Alexei Oleynik has over their shoulders a great experience, because he had a fight 62 of which lost only 10. At the same time the vast majority of his victories (40), he won the spectacular suffocating or pain techniques, but with the knockout power of a fighter there are some problems, which can be judged by the number of his wins by knockout - 5. Prior to the judicial decision, the athlete has finished only 4 victory battle. As for injuries, then he gave up twice, losing four times by knockout and four by decision.

Features technique

Alexey Oleinik - a fighter who is working on a possible and is constantly striving to be better, developing both their strengths and weaknesses. Experts note that the athlete has a huge arsenal of technical wrestling in the art and well thought out tactics of the upcoming match. Weak side as a fighter is the loss of their maximum concentration in the key moment of the battle. That is why, he says, and Alexei in his numerous interviews, he earned all of their defeat in the cell. In addition, Oliynyk has a powerful impact, which explains its very small number of wins by knockout. Although, in fairness still must say that absolutely any professional heavyweight fighter is able to at least "turn off" the opponent due to its impressive weight. Oleynik degree of skill is very high, as evidenced by the presence of his title of master of sports of international class in combat sambo, and possession of a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Awards

Alexey Oleinik is considered one of the best MMA fighters not only in Europe but also in the world. And all because in his piggy bank is:

• Russian Cup in pankration.
• Champion title PRMMAF.
• the league FFF versions belt, ProFC and IAFC;
• There was a finalist of the world championship IAFC.

Also, the athlete was a member of various prestigious tournaments such as:

• M-1 Global.
• YAMMA Pit Fighting.
• Bellator Fighting Championships.
• KSW.

Do not bypassed his attention Alexei and numerous grappling tournaments and combat sambo.

The turning point in the career of

The life of any athlete is of indispensable ups and downs and Alexey Oleinik is not an exception in this regard. But the real moment of truth for a fighter was his battle with the living legend of MMA Jeff Monson. Although this battle the Russians lost all noted his will to win and a huge, not fully disclosed potential. After this setback, and was followed by a white stripe in the life Olejnik. He managed to win not just an ordinary fighter and extremely dangerous Croat Mirko Filipović. And this fight is our hero spent, with two broken ribs in the heart. The doctors did not want to allow the athlete to fight because of the risk to life and health, but nevertheless the match was held, as for the "Boa" This fight was very important. Later he was a rematch with Monson, in which Alex was able to convincingly win the corona due to its stifling reception.

The transition to the UFC

June 28, 2014 Oleynik made his debut in the strongest league in the world of MMA, which is referred to as the UFC. His first opponent was the experienced American Anthony Hamilton. And I must say that for Alexei this fight has become very successful. Already in the first round, he was able to apply the choke, after which the opponent was forced to surrender.

Russian fighter re-entered the octagon just four months later. This time he confronted Jared Rosholt, who was considered the undisputed favorite in their pair. And luck was again on the side of Oliynyk. "Boa" managed to win by TKO in the first Orientation meeting. By the way, check weighing before the fight Alex went into the T-shirt on which the face of Vladimir Putin was shown. At the end of 2014 Oleynik became a full citizen of the Russian Federation.

However, in the summer of 2016 a native of Kharkov caught up with another defeat. His abuser was the Pole Danel Omelyanchuk. The victory of the representative of Poland was awarded a majority decision on the basis of all the allotted three rounds.

But in January 2017 Alex was able to close the humiliating defeat and successfully performed in the tournament UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn, forced to surrender a Czech Victor Pest in the first round.

The present day

Alexey Oleinik, boxing for which there is the strongest feature of his training, together with the bosom rival Monson regularly conducts various activities for adolescents and youth to instill in them a love for the sport and get to abandon bad habits that can compromise quality of life.

In public detail Alexey actively helps his wife Tatiana, for which her husband - a true champion. In 2012, the couple had a son, also named Alexei.