MOSCOW, March 29 Russian MMA fighter Alexei Oleinik vs Swede Ilir Latifi has been postponed to April 9, according to CBS Sports journalist Cole Shelton on his Twitter page. The fight was supposed to take place on the night of March 27, but was canceled due to the illness of the Swedish athlete. Now the fight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be held as part of the UFC 273 tournament. Also this evening there will be a fight for the bantamweight title between Russian Petr Yan and current belt holder American Aljamain Sterling. Swedish fighter of Chechen origin Khamzat Chimaev will fight with Brazilian Gilbert Burns. Oleinik is 44 years old, he has 76 fights in mixed martial arts. He won 59 victories and suffered 16 defeats. Another match ended in a draw.
