The UFC Saint Petersburg main event at Yubileyny Sports Palace saw Overeem make short work of fellow heavyweight veteran Aleksei Oleinik, giving Overeem his first win of 2019 and now back-to-back knockout knockout victories. Oleinik was stepping in on short notice for Alexander Volkov, who was forced to withdraw due to health issues.
Just 30 years old, Volkov is one of the heavyweight division’s bright young contenders, and though Overeem sounded satisfied with his victory over Oleinik, he agreed that Volkov still makes sense as a future matchup when asked about the Russian fighter at the UFC Saint Petersburg post-fight press conference.