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Alistair Overeem | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Alistair Overeem will look to continue his climb towards title contention in the heavyweight division when he faces Alexander Volkov in the main event at the upcoming UFC event on Feb. 6. UFC President Dana White announced the fight via ESPN on Thursday. The location for the card […]

A heavyweight tilt between two respected veterans will headline the upcoming UFC Fight Night on Feb. 6. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

ABU DHABI – Alexander Volkov wants to test his skills against the upper echelon of the UFC’s heavyweight division. The Russian thinks he deserves a marquee name for his next outing following his TKO win over Walt Harris on the UFC 254 main card Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Volkov (32-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) got back […]

ABU DHABI – UFC heavyweight Alexander Volkov spoke to reporters after UFC 254 and assessed his win over Walt Harris on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The former Bellator heavyweight champ had a blunt assessment of his opponent’s work. View full post on MMA Fighting – All Posts

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alexander Volkov has plenty of power in his hands but a front kick to the body helped him put the finishing touch on his fight at UFC 254. Coming off a loss to Curtis Blaydes in his last outing, the Russian looked better than ever in his […]

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ABU DHABI – UFC heavyweight Alexander Volkov took a step in the wrong direction against Curtis Blaydes, but it hasn’t derailed his championship aspirations. Ahead of his UFC 254 bout against Walt Harris on Saturday, Volkov (31-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC) reflected on the unanimous decision defeat he suffered in June. “I understand that I made […]

Alexander Volkov suffered what had to be the most frustrating of losses against Curtis Blaydes on Saturday in the UFC on ESPN 11 main event. Volkov’s (31-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC) wrestling defense failed to hold up against Blaydes’ (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) takedown-heavy approach in the heavyweight headliner at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, as […]

The Curtis Blaydes takedown tour continues to roll on in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC on ESPN 11 results for the Blaydes vs. Volkov fight card in Las Vegas, live blog of the top two fights, and live UFC on ESPN 11 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a heavyweight showdown between Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. Also on tap […]

The similarities between Alexander Volkov and what his nickname personifies are eerily similar ahead of his main event clash with Curtis Blaydes at Saturday’s Fight Night Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

Sherdog’s live UFC on ESPN 11 coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

LAS VEGAS – Curtis Blaydes isn’t the type of guy to talk trash, but he’s also not one to hold back his opinion, either. So as Blaydes surveyed the UFC heavyweight landscape following his impressive January win over former champ Junior Dos Santos, he realized there was only one logical matchup on the horizon: Alexander […]

LAS VEGAS – According to the oddsmakers, Curtis Blaydes is a heavy favorite over Alexander Volkov, but the Russian heavyweight believes they got it wrong. “I used to fight with guys who want to wrestle me all my career,” Volkov told MMA Junkie. “All people try to take me down to do something on the […]

UFC, YouTube Watch Alexander Volkov vs. Fabricio Werdum full fight video to see Volkov’s fourth-round finish of Werdum at UFC Moscow on March 17, 2018. Volkov and Werdum both entered this fight with momentum, as Volkov had won five straight and Werdum three of his last four. It was the younger Volkov who went on […]

In a classic striker vs. grappler matchup, Alexander Volkov expects his style to prevail. Volkov (31-7 MMA, 5-1) takes on Curtis Blaydes in the headliner of the UFC’s June 20 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He will face the heavyweight division’s most prolific takedown artist and while Volkov has been working on […]

Few fighters have been able to handle Curtis Blaydes’ pressure. Blaydes (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) takes on Alexander Volkov in the headliner of the UFC’s June 20 event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, where he will look to continue cementing his place as a top contender. It’s no secret that Blaydes, the record holder […]

The UFC’s June 20 event will be headlined by two heavyweights vying for top contention. Curtis Blaydes will face Alexander Volkov in the main event, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The pair of fighters were originally slated to headline a UFC event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on that date. However, […]

Curtis Blaydes (pictured) holds wins over Alistair Overeem, Mark Hunt and Aleksei Oleinik. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov will meet each other on June 20 after all. The heavyweight duo was scheduled to fight that night in the main event of UFC Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, but the card was cancelled […]