Mark Hunt is Fabrício Werdum's replacement at UFC Russia

The news was released by the MMA Fighting website and the exchange has not yet been officially confirmed by the UFC

Franciele Marques

25/05/2018 | 13:40

 

Hunt is not having a good time in the UFC. He is coming off a loss to C. Blaydes. Photo: Disclosure/UFC

The New Zealand fighter Mark Hunt should replace the Brazilian Fabricio Werdum in the main fight against alexey oleynik at UFC Russia, September 15th. Werdum was caught taking a doping test and removed from the event card. The information was released by the 'MMA Fighting' website, but Ultimate has not yet made Hunt's lineup official.

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Mark Hunt He is not in a good phase in his career and his last fight was a defeat to the American Curtis blaydes in February. He has one win in his last four fights.

As for the Russian, Oleynik is coming off a submission victory at UFC Rio against Junior Albini. The 40-year-old fighter has an extensive record with 68 fights, 56 wins, 11 losses and one draw. He remains undefeated this year.

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