Oleksiy Oliynyk vs Curtis Blaydes
The Story
Curtis Blaydes faces Russian submission specialist Aleksei Oleinik on the UFC 217 prelims at Madison Square Garden.
The Stakes
- •Heavyweight top-15 ranking on the line
- •Blaydes's prospect-tier validation
- •Oleinik's UFC veteran tenure
- •Heavyweight grappler-vs-grappler puzzle