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By FCF Staff

Alexey Oleynik versus Jared Vanderaa set for UFC 273, which is scheduled for April 9th. Bout will be contested at heavyweight. Location will be at the VyStar Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.

According to BJPenn’s Cole Shelton, Alexey Oleynik was originally set to face  Latifi. However, Latifi was forced to withdraw and Jared Vanderaa took his place.

Jared Vanderaa is looking to get back into the win column after losing his last bout at UFC 271 against veteran Andre Arlovski, where he lost via spilt decision.

Alexey Oleynik is also looking to get back into the win column after losing his last three bouts with his most recent bout coming against Sergey Spivak losing via unanimous decision.