Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Alexey
Oleynik has fallen on hard times after splitting with his
ex-wife, Tatyana.
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Oleynik claims he is left with nothing after his divorce. According
to the “The Boa Constrictor,” he left everything for Tatyana and
their five children. Oleynik also accuses Tatyana of leaving him as
he can no longer earn enough from his fights due to his age. The
Russian fighter seemingly tried to save his marriage, as well.
While Oleynik claims to be paying Tatyana full alimony, it’s
apparently still not enough to support her allegedly flamboyant and
promiscuous lifestyle. Oleynik also accuses his ex-wife of trying
to distance his children from him by blocking his contact on their
phones.
“I am left with no property, without anything else,” Oleynik told
Match TV (translation via Red Corner MMA).
“Everything I had I left to my ex-wife and children. I can’t
compete due to my age and health conditions and make the same money
for my fights. That’s probably why she left me. When she filed for
divorce about a half a year ago I was trying to change her mind, I
was trying to save the family. I’ve been paying the alimony in full
and even extra [since the divorce], but it’s still not enough for
her as she goes out every weekend to drink, follows an asocial
lifestyle with a promiscuous reputation. I love our kids very much
and every two or three months I fly over to the U.S. to see them,
but she manipulates them, blocks my number in their phones so I
can’t call or text them.”
Tatyana denied the allegations while speaking to Match TV and
instead blamed the divorce on Oleynik. According to Tatyana,
Oleinik cheated on her before finally leaving his family for
another woman. Tatyana also claims Oleynik left no property as
everything was seized by the banks due to non-payment. She now
plans on filing a defamation suit against her ex-husband.
A master of the Ezekiel choke, Oleynik went 9-9 in the UFC with
eight of those wins coming via submission. Ezekiel had dropped four
of his last five when he was removed from the UFC roster after
exhausting his contract in 2022. He has since competed twice on the
regional circuit, suffering a first round knockout loss before
rebounding with a submission win in 2023.