American Top Team’s Alexey Oleynik made history during UFC’s history making return
UFC returned May 9 in Florida in Jacksonville with UFC 249.
That wasn’t the only history being made that night as UFC fighter Alexey Oleynik was making history, too.
Not only was he part of the historic card, the first since the coronavirus pandemic, but this South Florida resident, via Russia, won his bout, beating Fabricio Werdum to become the first MMA fighter in history to win fights in four decades.
Oleynik is 42-years-old, in shape, ranked Top 10 UFC heavyweights, has a 59-13-1 record (8-4 in UFC with five Performance of the Night wins). He fought twice for UFC in Russia, including the first time UFC conducted a show there, and the hometown hero won beating Mark Hunt.
Oleynik visits family and friends in Russia when time permits.
Through a friend, Oleynik moved from Russia to South Florida about four years ago, joining the award-winning American Top Team training center, based in Coconut Creek.
Nicknamed the Boa Constrictor, Oleynik is the first fighter in UFC history to finish with an Ezekiel choke. He is also the only fighter in UFC history to finish with an Ezekiel choke (twice).
Here is my video interview with UFC fighter Alexey Oleynik at North Community Park in (South Florida) Coral Springs. He discusses UFC’s return, COVID-19, the testing, making history, driving, ETFMG, Russia, South Florida, American Top Team, MMA start, Boa Constrictor nickname, restaurant and family.
A Ukrainian-born Russian, Oleynik and his wife have five children, and they reside in Parkland. He is sponsored by ETF Managers Group.
ETFMG Extends Sponsorship
ETF Managers Group (ETFMG), an industry leader in bringing innovative thematic ETFs to market, recently announced the extension of its headline-making partnership with powerhouse UFC heavyweight Alexey Oleynik.
The extension of this unique sponsorship came ahead of Oleynik’s fight in UFC’s highly anticipated return to live television on May 9 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Oleynik, known to UFC fans as “The Boa Constrictor,” has been representing ETFMG’s rare marketing efforts, successfully bridging the gap between next gen investors and the financial community since March 2019.
With the extension of his contract, Oleynik will continue as a brand representative for MJ (NYSE:MJ), the U.S. first and world’s largest cannabis ETF, GAMR (NYSE:GAMR), the first video game tech ETF, along with the addition of the firm’s most recent product launch, IVES (NYSE:IVES), giving investors access to the next $1T in global cloud technology spending.
“Alexey is a respected and accomplished athlete in and out of the octagon, our partnership with Alexey has added a great deal of value to our firm, providing significant exposure to a brand new target audience that is often overlooked by our competitors,” Sam Masucci, founder and CEO of ETFMG, said in a release. “Alexey is a force to be reckoned with and we are proud to continue our partnership with him.”
Oleynik holds the record for highest rankings in the past five years, compiling a 59-13-1 record, with eight of his wins coming by knockout and 46 by submission, the fourth most wins by submission in MMA history. He is the first and only UFC fighter to have won two UFC fights using the “Ezekiel Choke,” and 12 MMA fights with that tactic throughout his career.
“The ETFMG team have been great friends and partners,” Oleynik said in a release. “I always strive to do the best and be the best. Sam and his team have provided one of a kind opportunities to investors that align with everything I do.”
“We are extremely proud to extend a sponsorship that has brought us a correlated 85-percent lift in website traffic and has been dubbed “a rare and highly unusual marketing move” 1 by financial media outlets,” said Tricia Vanderslice, CMO of ETFMG. “The UFC audience size, demographics and global reach are a perfect pairing with several of our products that have proven next gen investor appeal. We look forward to cheering Alexey on in his return to the octagon this Saturday.”
Oleynik fought in the UFC’s return to live television beating Fabricio Werdum by split decision. The event was broadcast via ESPN+ from Jacksonville, Florida with no fans in attendance due to COVID-19.
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