The UFC’s first trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, is official now that the UFC on ESPN+ 7 fighters have made weight.
In the main event, former title challenger Alistair Overeem takes on Aleksei Oleinik. Overeem and Oleinik have spent time before training together, and they had themselves a moment during their media day faceoff.
In the co-headliner, two Russians go at it as Khabib Nurmagomedov teammate Islam Makhachev welcomes Arman Tsarukyan making his UFC debut.
Take a look at the UFC on ESPN+ 7 event info, lineup, start times, and storylines.
What: UFC on ESPN+ 7
When: Saturday
Where: Yubileyniy Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia
Live stream: ESPN+ (start your free trial)
Full Fight Card, start times
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET)
- Alistair Overeem vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Marcelo Golm vs. Sergei Pavlovich
- Devin Clark vs. Ivan Shtyrkov
- Roxanne Modafferi vs. Antonina Shevchenko
- Alen Amedovski vs. Krzysztof Jotko
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 10 a.m. ET)
- Seung Woo Choi vs. Movsar Evloev
- Sultan Aliev vs. Keita Nakamura
- Alex Da Silva vs. Alexander Yakovlev
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Marcin Tybura
- Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Magomed Mustafaev
Key storylines
- Overeem won’t talk trash about friend Oleinik
- Oleinik says he couldn’t tap Overeem in training
- Shevchenko hunting KO in historic clash
- Breakdown: Is Overeem vs. Oleinik made for first-round finish
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