[autotag]Aleksei Oleinik[/autotag] has a return date for 2021.
The heavyweight veteran will meet [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] on Feb. 20 at UFC Fight Night. The location for the event has yet to be announced by the UFC. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from Russian Instagram account JACO UFC 2.
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Oleinik (59-14-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC) last fought in August, when he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night 174. The defeat snapped a two-fight winning streak for the Russian.
Meanwhile, Daukaus (10-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) looks to continue his unbeaten run in the UFC sine joining the organization in 2018. The 31-year-old holds back-to-back wins over Parker Porter and Rodrigo Nascimento.
With this addition, the updated Feb. 20 lineup includes:
- Chris Daukaus vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon
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