Struve (28-8) is on a two-fight winning streak, having quickly knocked out Antonio Silva on last year’s Rotterdam show, followed by a submission victory against Daniel Omielanczuk at UFC 204. The 29-year-old was scheduled to rematch Junior dos Santos at UFC Halifax in February, but “The Skycraper” had to withdraw due to injury.
Volkov (28-6) has won his last four fights, with two of them taking place under the UFC banner. The former M-1 and Bellator heavyweight champion eked out a split decision over Timothy Johnson in his Octagon debut, but had a much more convincing unanimous decision vs. Roy Nelson in April.
The latest UFC rankings have Volkov and Struve ranked 10th and 11th, respectively.
UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass on Saturday, September 2nd at Ahoy Rotterdam.
It’ll be a battle of tall heavyweights in the UFC’s return to the Netherlands on September 2nd.
The main event of the UFC’s return to the Netherlands is now official.
Struve (28-8) is on a two-fight winning streak, having quickly knocked out Antonio Silva on last year’s Rotterdam show, followed by a submission victory against Daniel Omielanczuk at UFC 204. The 29-year-old was scheduled to rematch Junior dos Santos at UFC Halifax in February, but “The Skycraper” had to withdraw due to injury.
Volkov (28-6) has won his last four fights, with two of them taking place under the UFC banner. The former M-1 and Bellator heavyweight champion eked out a split decision over Timothy Johnson in his Octagon debut, but had a much more convincing unanimous decision vs. Roy Nelson in April.
The latest UFC rankings have Volkov and Struve ranked 10th and 11th, respectively.
UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass on Saturday, September 2nd at Ahoy Rotterdam.
