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5 Things You Might Not Know About Jared Vanderaa

Jared Vanderaa can not afford another backward step.

“The Mountain” will look to strengthen his position on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster when he confronts Alexey Oleynik in a three-round UFC 273 heavyweight prelim on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Vanderaa enters the cage on the heels of back-to-back losses, perhaps one hiccup away from venturing into pink-slip territory. He last appeared at UFC 271, where he wound up on the wrong side of a split decision against former champion Andrei Arlovski on Feb.