Volkan Oezdemir Edges Out Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Busan

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic went the distance at UFC Busan.  The two fighters met in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC Busan event on Saturday morning (December 21, 2019) from the Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea that aired on ESPN’s s…

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic went the distance at UFC Busan.  The two fighters met in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC Busan event on Saturday morning (December 21, 2019) from the Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea that aired on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+.  It was a back and forth affair. Rakic was […]

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Volkan Oezdemir Says He Took Dominick Reyes’ Soul

Volkan Oezdemir has made it known he wants to rematch Dominick Reyes after the two fight at UFC London in March. There, it was the American getting his hand raised by split-decision in a fight many thought the Swiss-native had won. Although he lost the fight, Oezdemir says he was the one who did more […]

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Volkan Oezdemir has made it known he wants to rematch Dominick Reyes after the two fight at UFC London in March. There, it was the American getting his hand raised by split-decision in a fight many thought the Swiss-native had won.

Although he lost the fight, Oezdemir says he was the one who did more damage and should have been rewarded the win.

“Everybody knows I won that fight, and I feel the same,” Oezdemir said on the ESPN+ post-fight show (h/t MMA Junkie). “I felt it during the fight, him getting weaker and losing all his confidence.

“It’s about damage and points. I think I took a lot of his soul and his will to fight in the fight. You score points by touching the guy, for me, it’s nothing. This is not boxing. This is a real fight. You need to smash the guy.”

Now, after a controversial loss, he wants to run it back as he says he did not fight his game plan and still won that fight. He was too conserved in that scrap and wasn’t fighting like the Oezdemir that was knocking everyone out.

“I tried to be too cautious, and I know now I’ll do stuff differently,” he said. “I have to have a good victory and finish him out cold.”

Ultimately, if Volkan Oezdemir had his way, he would be fighting Dominick Reyes next. But, would be fine fighting Jan Blachowicz.

Who do you think Volkan Oezdemir should fight next?

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UFC Uruguay Highlights: Volkan Oezdemir Smashes Ilir Latifi

Volkan Oezdemir made a statement in his UFC Uruguay victory over Ilir Latifi. After several attempts, the pair finally met inside the Octagon tonight (Sat. August 10, 2019). Oezdemir was able to hurt Latifi late in the second round before finally dropping him with a massive left hook. He swarmed on for the ground-and-pound but […]

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Volkan Oezdemir made a statement in his UFC Uruguay victory over Ilir Latifi.

After several attempts, the pair finally met inside the Octagon tonight (Sat. August 10, 2019). Oezdemir was able to hurt Latifi late in the second round before finally dropping him with a massive left hook. He swarmed on for the ground-and-pound but was only able to get in a few shots as the referee stepped in quickly to end the contest.

Check out the finish here:

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UFC Uruguay Highlights: Volkan Oezdemir Face Plants Ilir Latifi

Volkan Oezdemir face plants Ilir Latifi at UFC Uruguay. This fight was originally booked at the UFC Stockholm event that would’ve served as the co-main event. Plans changed as after Latifi had to pull out due to a back injury. The two fighters met in a…

Volkan Oezdemir face plants Ilir Latifi at UFC Uruguay. This fight was originally booked at the UFC Stockholm event that would’ve served as the co-main event. Plans changed as after Latifi had to pull out due to a back injury. The two fighters met in a light heavyweight bout at the UFC Uruguay event from […]

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Volkan Oezdemir Crushes Ilir Latifi – UFC Uruguay Results

Up next on the UFC Uruguay main card is a light heavyweight collision between Ilir Latifi and Volkan Oezdemir. Round 1: A few shots land from both men but Latifi gets the takedown. Oezdemir gets back to his feet but still has Latifi pressed up against him on the cage. They separate and Oezdemir walks […]

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Up next on the UFC Uruguay main card is a light heavyweight collision between Ilir Latifi and Volkan Oezdemir.

Round 1:

A few shots land from both men but Latifi gets the takedown. Oezdemir gets back to his feet but still has Latifi pressed up against him on the cage. They separate and Oezdemir walks him down. Latifi lands a nice right hand. A flying knee just connects for Latifi but he eats it fine. Latifi now working on Oezdemir against the cage but they separate quickly.

Latifi has a welt below his right eye. Another knee lands for Oezdemir as he shoots in on a takedown, but he continues to push through and presses Oezdemir against the cage. Shoulder shots from Oezdemir now to separate. heavy leg kick lands for Oezdemir. Latifi landing some shots inside the pocket and has a takedown attempt stuffed.

Another Latifi shot is stuffed and Oezdemir lands some nice volume shots to back him against the cage. The round comes to an end.

Round 2:

Latifi lands a crisp combination as Oezdemir steps into the pocket. Oezdemir is trying to close the distance before unloading on Latifi. Oezdemir lands a knee that rocks and drops Latifi. Oezdemir swarms on the ground but Latifi gets to his feet. Oezdemir is trying to put things together against the cage.

Latifi survives but is taking some very deep breaths. A leg kick from Oezdemir wobbles Latifi and forces him to switch stances. A big shot from Oezdemir drops Latifi and the referee steps in to wave off the action after the follow-up shots.

Official Result: Volkan Oezdemir def. Ilir Latifi via R2 KO (punches, 4:31)

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Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ilir Latifi Moved To UFC Uruguay

Volkan Oezdemir and Ilir Latifi will not be sharing the Octagon at UFC Newark. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that Oezdemir vs. Latifi has been moved to UFC Uruguay. That event is scheduled for Aug. 10 and it’ll be headlined by a women&#8217…

Volkan Oezdemir and Ilir Latifi will not be sharing the Octagon at UFC Newark. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that Oezdemir vs. Latifi has been moved to UFC Uruguay. That event is scheduled for Aug. 10 and it’ll be headlined by a women’s flyweight title bout between champion Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche. The change is […]

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