Twitter Reacts To Alistair Overeem Pummeling Aleksei Oleinik At UFC St. Petersburg

Knee game from that clinch is serious!

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 20, 2019

Alistair Overeem's demeanor is never anything above that of a window shopper. Even when he's getting (momentarily) pummeled. Good win for him there.

— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) April 20, 2019

Overeem knees are just brutal!!

Sad to see Oleinik take the L but this is huge for Overeem moving forward. Certainly gaining momentum and looking rejuvenated, even after being in combat sports for 20 years!!! 👏🏻 #UFCStPetersburg https://t.co/OdTuj8WxKz

— Megan Anderson (@MeganAnderson) April 20, 2019

Alistair Overeem with the first round TKO to finish a game Aleksei Oleinik in the main event from Russia.

Overeem just bludgeoned him with knees to drop him and then finished with strikes on the ground#UFCStPetersburg

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) April 20, 2019

Alexey Oleynik makes it interesting in Russia, goes out guns blazing against Alistair Overeem. But Overeem's clinch too much. Standing knees hurt Oleynik, ground and pound puts him away in opening round.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 20, 2019

Alistair Overeem TKOs Alexey Oleynik in the first round. Fun fight, while it lasted.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 20, 2019

You sort of forget that most heavyweights have no real clinch game to speak of, but Alistair Overeem does. Sure, heavyweights hit hard, even in the clinch. But a *clinch game*? Overeem is a somewhat unique in that regard.

— Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️ (@lthomasnews) April 20, 2019