Longtime Pride Fighting Championships veteran and former K-1 World Grand Prix winner Mark Hunt has been a staple of the UFC’s heavyweight division since 2010. The 44-year-old Kiwi will meet submission specialist Alexey Oleynik in the UFC Fight Night 136 main event this Saturday at Olimpiysky Arena in Moscow, where he seeks his first victory in more than a year.
In a career replete with defining moments, here are five that stand out as Hunt approaches his showdown with “The Boa Constrictor”:
1. Taming ‘The Axe Murderer’
Hunt locked horns with the incomparable Wanderlei Silva on New Year’s Eve in 2004, as he battled the Brazilian juggernaut at Pride Shockwave 2004 in Saitama, Japan.