Jacob Volkmann’s last UFC fight was a split decision victory over Antonio McKee at UFC 125. Following that fight, he spoke to MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani and said that he wanted President Barack Obama as his next opponent.
“He’s not too bright,” Volkmann said. “Someone’s got to knock some sense into that idiot.”
Volkmann received some good news and some bad news earlier this week when the UFC announced that his next fight would take place on the UFC on Versus 5 card; however, his opponent will be Danny Castillo and not Obama.
Volkmann (12-2) is on a two-fight winning streak since dropping to the lightweight division after losing two fights in a row as a welterweight.
Castillo (11-3) has been victorious in his last three fights.
The UFC on Versus 5 card will take place on August 14 from Milwaukee Wisconsin’s Bradley Center. The fight card will mark the first time that the UFC has held an event in Wisconsin.
Other fights booked for the event include:
Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle
Jim Miller vs. Ben Henderson
Stephan Bonnar vs. Karlos Vemola
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