Two ranked heavyweight contenders went against one another at UFC 254 seeing Alexander Volkov emerge victorious against Walt Harris. Volkov found his finishing blow coming with a front kick before following with a flurry of shots to put Harris away. This puts Volkov back in the winners column after suffering defeat to Curtis Blaydes earlier […]
Up next at UFC 254 we have an exciting fight between two heavyweight contenders. Russian technician, Alexander Volkov is looking to propel himself back into the title picture when he takes on the heavy-handed, Walt Harris. Who’ll win? Let’s find out… Round 1: Alexander Volkov is edging his way forward early. Walt Harris lashes out […]
Up next at UFC 254 we have an exciting fight between two heavyweight contenders. Russian technician, Alexander Volkov is looking to propel himself back into the title picture when he takes on the heavy-handed, Walt Harris. Who’ll win? Let’s find out…
Round 1: Alexander Volkov is edging his way forward early. Walt Harris lashes out with a series of heavy shots to slow down that forward momentum. A brief break in the action and Harris fires off another power combo. Volkov is starting to find his range, he lands a beautiful right hand straight down the pipe. The Russian is starting to grow into this fight. He lands a nice kick to the body. Harris returns with a right hand. Both men are really going for this early – it’s super impressive. Volkov clearly wants to keep Harris on the back foot and it’s making for a fun fight. Volkov lands a huge shot! Harris is seriously hurt here. He’s covering up. Volkov is trying to find the finish but Harris swings back and survives the final seconds of round one.
Round 2: Harris feints a single leg and then fires upstairs but just misses. Not long after he does the same again. Volkov is giving him big reactions to these attempts after suffering a loss to elite-level wrestler Curtis Blaydes last time out. Volkov fires off a front kick to the body. Harris screams in pain and turns his back. Volkov follows up for the finish.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Alexander Volkov def. Walt Harris via TKO in round two
Alexander Volkov is ready to start his run to the top of the division. On the main card of UFC 254, Volkov is returning after being dominated by Curtis Blaydes in June to lose by decision. The loss was a tough one for the Russian as if he had won, he w…
Alexander Volkov is ready to start his run to the top of the division. On the main card of UFC 254, Volkov is returning after being dominated by Curtis Blaydes in June to lose by decision. The loss was a tough one for the Russian as if he had won, he would’ve been right there […]
A match up between two ranked heavyweights will take place at UFC 254 this October when Alexander Volkov faces off against Walt Harris. First reported to Russian news outlet Sports.ru before later being confirmed by sources to ESPN that the bout would be joining the line-up at UFC 254 to be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov […]
A match up between two ranked heavyweights will take place at UFC 254 this October when Alexander Volkov faces off against Walt Harris.
First reported to Russian news outlet Sports.ru before later being confirmed by sources to ESPN that the bout would be joining the line-up at UFC 254 to be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje.
Coming off the main event loss to Curtis Blaydes, Volkov now looks to re-enter the win column. Upon his entry into the UFC Volkov looked to be on a fast track to the title defeating five opponents in a row including former Heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.
This win streak ended when he came up against Derek Lewis who found the knockout blow ten seconds before the end of the fight that looked to have been in favor of Volkov. After taking some time off Volkov returned to face UFC newcomer Greg Hardy. In this bout, he dominated hardy winning a decision.
Harris is also coming off a loss, this came in the main event bout against Alistair Overeem. After facing some tragic times in his personal life, Harris was looking to enter back into the octagon and continue on the winning streak that had seen him enter the top ten rankings. Unfortunately, this is not what happened instead, Harris’s losing streak was over after being TKO’d by Overeem in the second round.
The card is to be headlined with a title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. Returning after the tragic passing of his father, Khabib is looking to keep his undefeated record while closing what seems to be the second to last fight of his career. Gaethje, after defeating Tony Ferguson to become the interim champion at UFC 249 is looking to gain his first unified title in the UFC by taking out the undefeated Russian.
Volkov Upbeat After Defeat Alexander Volkov is looking at the positive side of things. Volkov suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Vegas 3 headliner this past weekend. Although he did have his moments late on in the fight, he was ultimately no match for the wrestling of Blaydes who used […]
Volkov Upbeat After Defeat
Alexander Volkov is looking at the positive side of things.
Although he did have his moments late on in the fight, he was ultimately no match for the wrestling of Blaydes who used it to dominate majority of the contest.
Here is what he had to say after the fight (translation via Google):
“Never give up! Thank you all for your support! Different things happen in our work, but I’m not one of those who like to justify themselves. Something was enough, something was not enough. Fight is a fight, I gave all my strength, and inflicted maximum damage to my opponent. The stakes are always high, but not always everything is in our favor. Thanks to those around. Let’s fight for the glory!”
The loss makes it two in his last three outings after previously being on a six-fight winning streak.
However, it shouldn’t affect Volkov and his position in the rankings too much. Such is the nature of the division that a couple more wins should see him right back in title contention.
Volkov Upbeat After Defeat Alexander Volkov is looking at the positive side of things. Volkov suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Vegas 3 headliner this past weekend. Although he did have his moments late on in the fight, he was ultimately no match for the wrestling of Blaydes who used […]
Volkov Upbeat After Defeat
Alexander Volkov is looking at the positive side of things.
Although he did have his moments late on in the fight, he was ultimately no match for the wrestling of Blaydes who used it to dominate majority of the contest.
Here is what he had to say after the fight (translation via Google):
“Never give up! Thank you all for your support! Different things happen in our work, but I’m not one of those who like to justify themselves. Something was enough, something was not enough. Fight is a fight, I gave all my strength, and inflicted maximum damage to my opponent. The stakes are always high, but not always everything is in our favor. Thanks to those around. Let’s fight for the glory!”
The loss makes it two in his last three outings after previously being on a six-fight winning streak.
However, it shouldn’t affect Volkov and his position in the rankings too much. Such is the nature of the division that a couple more wins should see him right back in title contention.