The best and worst from UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy

#3 Best: Oleinik keeps on rolling

Aleksei Oleinik impressed in his win over Maurice Greene

Insanely, Aleksei Oleinik became the first MMA fighter to fight in 4 different decades last night, as the Ukrainian Heavyweight actually debuted back in 1997. What’s more insane is that ‘The Boa Constrictor’ shows no sign of slowing down, as he submitted Maurice Greene in the second round of what was a bit of an underwhelming contest, with both men moving at a seriously slow pace.

So why does this make it into the ‘Best’ category, then? Simply put, Oleinik is not only a seemingly nice guy who it’s hard not to like, but he’s also a very unique fighter – Heavyweight submission experts are a dying breed these days – and so it’s almost a certainty that his fights will end in fun fashion even if they’re somewhat slow overall.

This one definitely fell into that category; Greene fought hard but was overmatched on the ground and Oleinik picked up another impressive submission with a beautifully applied armbar. Given he was coming off two straight losses, this likely saved his UFC career, too, and to be honest, the promotion is better off in his presence.