A key heavyweight tilt between perennial division contenders Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik headlined today\u2019s UFC event in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overeem entered tonight\u2019s main event looking to build on the momentum of a first-round TKO victory he scored this past November in Beijing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Aleksei Oleinik was coming off back to back submission wins over Mark Hunt and Junior Albini. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today\u2019s UFC<\/a> St. Petersburg main event was a back and forth affair while it lasted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Oleinik was able to get the early momentum after clipping Overeem with a punch that had \u201cThe Reem\u201d in all sorts of trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Alistair would eventually recover and then utilized some nasty knees from the clinch to turn the tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eventually, Alistair Overeem would catch Alexey Oleinik with a knee that sent the Russian crashing to the canvas. Overeem would follow up with some ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and stop the fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out how the pros reacted to Alistair Overeem\u2019s big win<\/a> below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n