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UFC Fight Night 115 Reebok Fighter Payouts: Stefan Struve Tops List

UFC Fight Night 115 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC Fight Night 115 took place on Saturday, September 2nd in Rotterdam, Netherlands at the Ahoy Rotterdam. The entire card aired on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.   Stefan Struve vs. Alexander […]

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UFC Fight Night 115 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

UFC Fight Night 115 took place on Saturday, September 2nd in Rotterdam, Netherlands at the Ahoy Rotterdam. The entire card aired on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.  

Stefan Struve vs. Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight bout served as the main event. Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob Wilkinson in a middleweight bout co-headlined this event. Rounding out the four bout main card was Talita de Oliveira vs. Marion Reneau in a women’s bantamweight bout and Bryan Barberena vs. Leon Edwards welterweight bout.

The full payouts include:

Alexander Volkov: $2,500 def. Stefan Struve: $15,000

Siyar Bahadurzada: $2,500 def. Rob Wilkinson: $2,500

Marion Reneau: $5,000 def. Talita Oliveira: $2,500

Leon Edwards: $5,000 def. Bryan Barberena: $5,000

Darren Till: $2,500 def. Bojan Velickovic: $2,500

Mairbek Taisumov: $5,000 def. Felipe Silva: $2,500

Michel Prazeres: $5,000 def. Mads Burnell: $2,500

Rustam Khabilov: $5,000 def. Desmond Green: $2,500

Aleksandar Rakic: $2,500 def. Francimar Barroso: $5,000

Zabit Magomedsharipov: $2,500 def. Mike Santiago: $2,500

Abdul-Kerim Edilov: $2,500 def. Bojan Mihajlovic: $2,500

Thibault Gouti: $2,500 def. Andrew Holbrook: $2,500

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UFC Rotterdam Bonuses: Volkov Banks $50,000 For Struve Stoppage

UFC Fight Night 115 emanated today (Sat., September 2, 2017) from Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The show was headlined by a pair of uber-tall big men, as Stefan “The Skyscraper” Struve battled Alexander Volkov. In addition to the main event, it also turned into the Fight of the Night. Both Struve and Volkov banked […]

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UFC Fight Night 115 emanated today (Sat., September 2, 2017) from Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The show was headlined by a pair of uber-tall big men, as Stefan “The Skyscraper” Struve battled Alexander Volkov. In addition to the main event, it also turned into the Fight of the Night. Both Struve and Volkov banked an extra $50,000 for their slugfest.

Though it was a foul-laden affair with multiple eye pokes, particularly from Struve, the two heavyweights tore into each other for every other moment of the bout. A flying knee opened a gnarly cut under Volkov’s eye and seemed to give him an extra sense of urgency. He countered that with a takedown and punishing ground and pound to end the first frame.

“Drago” gradually took over to an increasing degree as the fight deepened, snapping Struve’s head back with punches and chewing up his legs and body with kicks. Visibly slowing down, Struve had a harder and harder time maintaining distance and finding the mark on his own shots. Volkov put the nail in the coffin in the third when a final barrage against the fence forced Struve to his seat, prompting the referee to intervene on the Dutchman’s behalf.

Two undercard fighters took home matching Performance of the Night bonuses, as Zabit Magomedsharipov and Mairbek Taisumov stopped their foes in impressive fashion.

Blue-chipper Magomedsharipov took on the game Mike Santiago, stepping in on short notice just two weeks after fighting on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series. Zabit’s flashy and dangerous striking and counter-wrestling game proved too much for Santiago, who hung tough but ultimately submitted to a second-round rear-naked choke.

Taisumov was equally impressive, one-shotting formerly undefeated Felipe Silva with a counter right hand. As Silva pressed forward aggressively, Taisumov ducked under a left hand and landed a short overhand right on the button. Silva face-planted, looking up in a dazed state from the canvas. Taisumov calmly walked off as the referee jumped in to save Silva from unnecessary punishment.

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Twitter Reacts To Volkov Stopping Struve

The UFC returned from an extended hiatus today (Saturday, September 2, 2017) at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The European card was headlined by two massive heavyweights in Stefan Struve and Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight slugfest. The main event was a foul-laden affair, with Struve poking Volkov in the eye multiple times and […]

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The UFC returned from an extended hiatus today (Saturday, September 2, 2017) at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The European card was headlined by two massive heavyweights in Stefan Struve and Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight slugfest.

The main event was a foul-laden affair, with Struve poking Volkov in the eye multiple times and receiving one of his own, without any points being deducted. Struve opened a big gash under Volkov’s eye late in round one with a flying knee, but Volkov answered that with a takedown and stiff ground and pound.

“Drago” gradually took over in the second and third rounds, as he repeatedly snapped back Struve’s head with punches and chewed up his legs with kicks. Struve started to slow down and Volkov’s hand speed began telling, as he countered effectively and punched around Struve’s guard in combination when “The Skyscraper” put up his defenses.

Volkov finally forced Struve to his seat behind a final barrage of blows against the fence, and referee Marc Goddard was not far behind him.

The co-main event featured middleweights, as Siyar Bahadurzada welcomed undefeated Australian Rob Wilkinson to the UFC. It was a rude welcome, as Bahadurzada battered the newcomer with power punchdes for a second-round TKO.

See how MMA Twitter reacted to these exciting bouts below:

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UFC Rotterdam Post-Fight Press Conference

Today’s (Sat., September 2, 2017) UFC Rotterdam is in the books from the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In the main event, massive heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve met in a clash of two of the tallest fighters in UFC history. As expected, a war developed, with hometown favorite Struve cutting open Volkov with […]

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Today’s (Sat., September 2, 2017) UFC Rotterdam is in the books from the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

In the main event, massive heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve met in a clash of two of the tallest fighters in UFC history. As expected, a war developed, with hometown favorite Struve cutting open Volkov with a jumping knee, only to see the Russian answer back with seemingly endless flurries of big shots.

When the dust settled on the back-and-forth war, it was Volkov who was left standing victorious when he finished “Skyscraper” with a crisp combo and a follow-up assault of ground and pound in the third round.

Watch the UFC Rotterdam post-fight press conference streaming shortly after the main card here:

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Alexander Volkov Batters Stefan Struve In Heavyweight War

Round 1: Struve opens up with a 1-2 combo and Volkov responds with a leg kick. A nice jab lands for Struve and he lands a nice flying knee as well. Volkov comes inside with a nice uppercut and pushes Struve against the cage before the Dutchman circles out. A high-kick lands for Struve and Volkov takes things […]

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Round 1:

Struve opens up with a 1-2 combo and Volkov responds with a leg kick. A nice jab lands for Struve and he lands a nice flying knee as well. Volkov comes inside with a nice uppercut and pushes Struve against the cage before the Dutchman circles out. A high-kick lands for Struve and Volkov takes things to the ground before shooting back up and backing away.

Struve now back up on his feet now and lands a nice couple of uppercuts that he follows up with a hook. Another kick is caught by Volkov who pushes Struve against the cage but Struve again circles out. A body kick for Volkov lands but Struve again lands a big uppercut. A nice front body kick lands for Struve but Volkov responds with a huge knee to the stomach that makes Struve grunt loudly.

A high-kick and flying knee lands for Struve and cuts him open, but Volkov gets the takedown and reigns down ground-and-pound on Struve. Struve defends some but Volkov is an animal and continues to pour it on, landing many shots. The round comes to an end with Volkov still on top reigning down shots, but he is cut very bad on his cheek.

Round 2:

Struve goes for an uppercut but is stopped mid-punch from a Volkov hook. A leg kick from Volkov takes on Struve’s legs from under him, but he’s able to pop back up. An eye poke from Struve stops the action and the Dutchman fully owns up ot it as the action is temporarily stopped. Ref starts the action up again and both men touch gloves before resuming to fight. A nice combination for Volkov is responded to by Struve with a nice uppercut.

Volkov now lands some big shots now and believes he has Struve in trouble. High-kicks from Struve don’t land but instead leave him open for shots from Volkov, who continues to land flush. Another eye poke from Struve stops the action as his hands are open. Ref warns him that one more time will result in a point deduction. Struve wants the takedown but Volkov knees him in the gut and forces him to back off.

An overhand lands for Struve but he eats back-to-back shots from Volkov, who then begins waking him down. Struve seems to be a bit wobbly now as Volkov continues his attack. The round comes to an end with a body kick being caught by Volkov.

Round 3:

Struve gets caught with a big uppercut to start off the round and both men land eye pokes for having open gloves. The ref warns them both and resumes the action. Struve begins to get into a rhythm but Volkov lands some big shots of his own. Some nice shots land for Volkov on the inside and he follows it up with a knee to the skull. Nice left hook for Volkov and Struve fires back with a high-kick.

A huge right hand lands for Volkov and he follows it up with yet another. Volkov continues the pressure and it’s just too much for Struve to handle. He tumbles over and Volkov’s ground-and-pound forces the ref to wave things off.

Official Result: Alexander Volkov def. Stefan Struve via R3 TKO (punches, 3:30)

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Betting Odds For UFC Fight Night 115: Surprise Name Favored

UFC Fight Night 115 is here, and it goes down today (Saturday, September 2nd) from the Rotterdam, Netherlands at the Ahoy Rotterdam. The entire card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.   Stefan Struve vs. Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight bout will serve as the main event. Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob […]

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UFC Fight Night 115 is here, and it goes down today (Saturday, September 2nd) from the Rotterdam, Netherlands at the Ahoy Rotterdam. The entire card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.  

Stefan Struve vs. Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight bout will serve as the main event. Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob Wilkinson in a middleweight bout will co-headline this event. Rounding out the four bout main card is Talita de Oliveira vs. Marion Reneau in a women’s bantamweight bout and Bryan Barberena vs. Leon Edwards welterweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, is a – favorite over, who is a + underdog. Other odds for the main card include being a + underdog against, who is a – favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 3 p.m. ET)

Alexander Volkov (-130) vs. Stefan Struve (+110)

Siyar Bahadurzada (-150) vs. Rob Wilkinson (+130)

Marion Reneau (N/A) vs. Talita de Oliveira (N/A)

Leon Edwards (-270) vs. Bryan Barberena (+230)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 11:30 a.m. ET)

Darren Till (-190) vs. Bojan Velickovic (+165)

Mairbek Taisumov (-260) vs. Felipe Silva (+200)

Michel Prazeres (-360) vs. Mads Burnell (+300)

Rustam Khabilov (-330) vs. Des Green (+270)

Aleksandar Rakic (-125) vs. Francimar Barroso (+105)

Zabit Magomedsharipov (-445) vs. Mike Santiago (+355)

Abdul-Kerim Edilov (-670) vs. Bojan Mihajlovic (+485)

Andrew Holbrook (-170) vs. Thibault Gouti (+140)

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