The Russian professional mixed-style fighter nicknamed “The Boa constrictor” earned the nickname thanks to crowned asphyxiation. Three times the world champion in versions of various promoters, a prominent representative of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), the best fighter in the stalls.
Biography and career
For many sports fans who are fond of various types of martial arts, Alexey Alekseevich Oleinik is an image of a real idol.
A wonderful athlete who has had many spectacular fights and
He won a large number of titles and awards in his sports career.
He passed a difficult road, Lesha, having gained faith in himself, having gained fortitude and recognition of a worthy athlete. For the fighting style and for the frequent use of the technique with the technique of strangulation, fans
gave him the corresponding nickname - Boa constrictor.
Physical data
Alexei, having excellent physical shape, perfectly matches mixed martial arts, where he performs. The athlete is 188 cm tall and weighs 105 kg. the body’s constitution is such that it enables him to fight in the ring with rivals of equal strength,
not afraid to lose: Oleynik is physically powerful and stands firmly on his feet. Strong hands with a scale of almost two meters (183 cm) often set the tone for the whole battle, but the striking technique is weak, so he often uses his favorite technique to strangle an opponent, who brought him the most victories. Alexey Oleynik was born in the city of Kharkov on June 25, 1977. Attractive and persistent, Lesha from childhood began to engage in martial arts. Parents were not opposed to his hobby, which subsequently grew into a professional sport. Alexey Oleinik is a citizen of 2 countries - Ukraine and Russia. But his name is most often associated, of course, with Russia.
Alexey spent his initial professional fight in 1996 and since then has only supplemented his success list with new awards. For the period of this time, he, along with other sports professionals, opened the MMA School, in which you can learn different martial arts under the guidance of famous fighters:
- Alexey Oleinik: fighter in combat sambo, jujitsu, judo, grappling.
Anatoly Pokrovsky: combat sambo fighter. Igor Titov: boxing, kickboxing fighter.
Vadim Khazov: combat sambo fighter.
Evgeny Ershov: fighter in combat sambo, grappling.
Ilya Chichin: fighter in Thai boxing, kickboxing.
Alexey Klyushnikov: combat sambo fighter, kudo.
Valentin Dennikov: crossfit fighter.
Combat technique
Alexei is a talented fighter who owns a wide variety of technical skills, which may seem like such a large set of technical techniques prevents him from conducting and building a duel, which helps. The countless number of tactics and plans that Alexey can adhere to can sometimes confuse him, draw attention to him on the basis of constant control over himself, and here an opponent’s smashing attack is elusive. Thus, Alex, lost. And there were 9 defeats, 4 of which were knocked out. Experts note Oleinik’s weak percussion technique. Of all the fights won, and he has 50 of them, he won only 4 bouts by knockout.
Achievements
Alexey achieved a lot in the sports Olympus, being an excellent athlete and a worthy opponent in the ring. Managed to participate in numerous competitions in mixed martial arts. He won the championship in various versions of the M-1, and many cups, becoming the world champion in various versions.
He also participated in numerous tournaments of another competitive plan, and happily took part in an amateur judo tournament. In amateur sports, Alexei became the champion of the Russian Federation, the winner of the European and Asian championships, and the world champion. 4 years ago, being at a tournament in Moscow, among participants whose mass is more than 90 kg Oleynik became the winner.
Professional Development
Exploring the fights of Aleksey Alekseevich, you can see that mainly his compatriots in the ring were compatriots. Oleinik started with sparring with lesser-known athletes. In his 2nd battle, he was defeated, precisely due to a strangulation. This technique later became his crown. After that there were victories, among which was success over the American fighter Marcel Alfay. Then Oleinik was invited to participate in the M-1 tournament. Soon, having been defeated by a Brazilian rival, Alex decided to return to fights with fighters from his country.
Career turning point
The most important moment in his career was for Alexei a duel with Jeff Monson. Although it did not end in favor of Oleinik, the result, according to experts, was not decisive. Numerous viewers are sure that in a fight with a real professional of the ring, Oleynik proved that he is able to fight on equal terms, that he demonstrated this in this fight. The following sparring ended for a long time with the victories of Alexei Alekseevich Oleinik. Alexei performed with broken ribs in a duel with an athlete from Croatia Mirko Filipovich. And, despite this, he achieved victory, since the battle was very important for Alexei. Doctors insisted on the cancellation of the battle due to the fact that the broken ribs are in close proximity to the heart, but the victory is above all over a well-known opponent, said Alexei Oleinik, continuing the fight. The highest success in this link of victories is the revanchist fight with Jeff Monson. Oleinik won, ending the match with his favorite choking technique. It is worth highlighting another success over a very serious opponent - Anthony Hamilton. All this testifies to the fact that Alexey’s skill and physical training are at the highest level.
Career at UFC
In 2010, Alexey Oleinik was invited to the Grand Prix of the Billator Fighting Championship. After winning the 1⁄4 finals, he was defeated in the 1/2 finals by an opponent from the Republic of Africa. There was a technical knockout, but in round 1. After Alexey won the victory over the Croatian athlete, signing a profitable agreement on cooperation with the organization of mixed martial arts. After the fight with Hamilton, Alex took part in another match in late autumn 2014 with a serious athlete Jared Rosholt. The battle was difficult, but ended soon. In round 1, Oleinik knocked out his opponent and deservedly won for a clear advantage. It should be emphasized that then Alex was practically a resident of Ukraine. But at the weigh-in process, which took place before the fight, he went out in a T-shirt with the image of the head of state of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. After the fight ended, namely, in December, Alexey Alekseevich acquired Russian citizenship, and was extremely happy about it.
