UFC Fight Night 149 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, featured many of the UFC’s top Russian athletes.
But in the main event, it was Alistair Overeem who extended his winning streak to two by defeating Aleskei Oleinik inside the first round.
Read on for full results and highlights from this event.
UFC Fight Night 149 results
Main Card
- Alistair Overeem def. Aleksei Oleinik via TKO – R1, 4:45
- Islam Makhachev def Arman Tsarukyan via unanimous decision
- Sergei Pavlovich def. Marcelo Golm via KO – R1, 1:06
- Roxanne Modafferi def Antonina Shevchenko via majority decision
- Krzysztof Jotko def. Alen Amedovski via unanimous decision
Preliminary Card
- Movsar Evloev def. Seung Woo Choi via unanimous decision
- Sultan Aliev def. Keita Nakamura via unanimous decision
- Alexander Yakovlev def. Alex da Silva Coelho via submission (modified guillotine choke) – R2, 3:10
- Shamil Abdurakhimov def. Marcin Tybura via TKO – R2, 3:15
- Michał Oleksiejczuk def. Gadzhimurad Antigulov via KO – R1, 0:44
- Magomed Mustafaev def. Rafael Fiziev via TKO – R1, 1:26
UFC Fight Night 149 highlights
Alistair Overeem vs. Aleksei Oleinik
Aleksei Oleinik wasted no time in trying to get this fight to the ground, but the story of the fight quickly became a striking battle. Oleinik had some success holding Overeem against the fence and unleashing heavy punches, but Overeem was able to get a strong Thai clinch on then land heavy knees to finish the fight.
KNEES by @AlistairOverem! pic.twitter.com/Rj9OsIaU4X
— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019
Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
The plan from Arman Tsarukyan’s corner was to use kicks and give Islam Makhachev something new to worry about. However, the first round quickly turned into a high-level wrestling match. In the second round, Arman shot for several takedowns, but it was Makhachev who was able to string together back-to-back takedowns. Arman abandoned his striking success to attempt his takedowns. In the third, Makhachev was again able to secure two takedowns, land a head kick, and maintain a wrestling flow that gave him the win. However, it’s clear that Tsarukyan is going to be a fighter to watch in the future.
BIG takedown by @MAKHACHEVMMA#UFCStPetersburg pic.twitter.com/0h4hXuSDtY
— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Marcelo Golm
Sergei Pavlovich’s speed and power sent Marcelo Golm to the canvas in the first round, ending the fight with the first knockout of the main card.
How's that for your first UFC win!!#UFCStPetersburg pic.twitter.com/JqvEtq77q7
— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019
Roxanne Modafferi vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Antonina Shevchenko landed clean shots in the first half of the first round, but after Modafferi was able to finish a takedown, she controlled the rest of the round on the ground. Again, in the second round, Roxanne gained top position. In the third, Antonina started with the far superior striking and had more success stopping the takedown and reversing position. In the end, Roxanne’s ground control won her the fight.
Sweep ➡️ mount by @RoxyFighter 👀#UFCStPetersburg pic.twitter.com/FYAo0itlDs
— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Alen Amedovski
Throughout the first and second round, Jotko was successfully able to mix in takedowns to gain positions on the ground and burn out Amedovski’s power. Towards the end of the second round, he nearly finished the fight after working to the crucifix position and landing hard shots on a defenseless Amedovski. The third round was more of the same. After landing a takedown, Jotko was able to keep top position, threaten a submission and mix in enough ground & pound to win the fight.
DOMINATING round for @JotkoMMA!#UFCStPetersburg pic.twitter.com/YqRHKA5rnD
— UFC (@ufc) April 20, 2019
