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Oleinik taps out Hunt in 1st round

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The Boa Constrictor took down his biggest foe.

UFC heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik submitted the Super Samoan Mark Hunt via rear-naked choke in the first round of their main event bout at UFC Fight Night 136 on Saturday. Oleinik got the job done on home soil, winning in the first event hosted in Moscow, Russia.

In a battle of grizzled vets, the 41-year-old Oleinik ran his career record to 57-11-1 and captured his second consecutive win in the UFC. Entering the bout ranked No. 11 in the division, he called for an opponent ranked higher than him for his next time out.

Hunt, 44, suffered his second straight loss since knocking out Derrick Lewis last June.

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