Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-06, pretty good finish between Alexander Volkov and Derrick Lewis but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 30-6-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has won six bouts beating Fabricio Werdum in his last one (Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov).
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 20-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Mark Hunt in 2017 (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt) but then, in 2018, he has won over Marcin Tybura (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura) and Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis). Volkov vs Lewis is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor – UFC 229. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-17, pretty good fight between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-7-1 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum fought three times last year losing to Alistair Overeem (Werdum vs Overeem 3) but then he beat Walt Harris (Werdum vs Harris) and Marcin Tybura (Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov, has an official record of 29-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has won five bouts beating Roy Nelson (Nelson vs Volkov) and Stefan Struve in 2017 (Alexander Volkov vs Stefan Struve). Werdum vs Volkov is the main event of UFC Fight Night 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-02, good exchanges between Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has won four bouts beating Timothy Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Roy Nelson in his last two (=Nelson vs Volkov).
His opponent, Stefan Struve, has a record of 28-8-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost to Jared Rosholt in 2015 (=Struve vs Rosholt) but then he has won over Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Struve) and Daniel Omielanczuk (=Struve vs Omielanczuk). Alexander Volkov vs Stefan Struve is the main event of UFC Fight Night 115. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-15, some good exchanges between Roy Nelson and Alexander Volkov but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-13-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world but he won just three out of his last nine bouts, the last one with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Nelson vs Silva).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov, has an official record of 27-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has beat Denis Smoldarev (=Volkov vs Smoldarev), Attila Vegh (=Volkov vs Vegh) and Timothy Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson). Alexander Volkov vs Roy Nelson is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Wilson Reis – UFC on Fox 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, fight not particularly good between Alexander Volkov and Timothy Johnson: it gets two stars.
The former Bellator and current M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 26-6-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has beat Denis Smoldarev (=Volkov vs Smoldarev) and Attila Vegh (=Volkov vs Vegh).
His opponent, Timothy Johnson, has an official record of 10-2-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost to Jared Rosholt last year (=Rosholt vs Johnson) but he came back to win against Marcin Tybura in 2016 (=Tybura vs Johnson). Volkov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Uriah Hall 2 – UFC Fight Night 99. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-16, good exchanges between Alexander Volkov and Attila Vegh: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator and current M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but he came back to win in 2016 with Denis Smoldarev (=Volkov vs Smoldarev).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Bellator light-Hw champion Attila Vegh, has a record of 29-6-2 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 light heavyweight but he comes off two defeats, both by split decision: against Emanuel Newton (=Vegh vs Newton 2) and Goran Reljic (=Vegh vs Reljic). Volkov vs Vegh is valid for the M-1 Challenge heavyweight title (Volkov’s first defense); undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 2 – M-1 Challenge 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, pretty good finish between Alexander Volkov and Denis Smoldarev but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former Bellator Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a pro record of 24-6-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov).
His opponent, Denis Smoldarev, has an official mma record of 11-10 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss in 2014 when he faced Marcin Tybura (=Tybura vs Smoldarev), after this bout he has won over Maro Perak (=Smoldarev vs Perak) and Chaban Ka. Volkov vs Smoldarev is valid for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight title; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky – M-1 Challenge 64. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-26, disappointing fight between Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate and kendo Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-10-2 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the former Bellator Hw champion Alexander Volkov, has an official record of 24-5-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bout ia split decision: the 40-year-old Kongo (14 years older than Volkov) was defeated by Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Lawal vs Kongo) while Volkov lost to Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson). Kongo vs Volkov is the main event of Bellator 139. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, fight not particularly good between Alexander Volkov and Tony Johnson: it gets two stars.
Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 24-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitaly Minakov and he lost his Bellator Hw title (=Volkov vs Minakov), since then he has won five bouts beating Alexei Kudin in his last fight (=Volkov vs Kudin).
His opponent, Tony Johnson, has a record of 8-2-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class; he lost to Chris Lokteff in 2013 but then he came back to win beating Robert Neal. Volkov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Will Brooks vs Dave Jansen – Bellator 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-21, fight not particularly good between Alexander Volkov and Alexei Kudin: it gets two stars.
Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world, the last time he lost was in 2013 when he faced Vitaly Minakov losing his Bellator Hw title (=Volkov vs Minakov). Since then he has collected four consecutive victories winning the Bellator Hw tournamet in 2014 and beating Blagoi Ivanov in the final (=Volkov vs Ivanov); after this bout he defeated Roy Boughton in his last fight (=Volkov vs Boughton).
His opponent, Alexei Kudin, has an official record of 19-7-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 as well, but against Sergei Kharitonov (=Kharitonov vs Kudin), after this bout he come back to win beating Andreas Kraniotakes and Travis Fulton. Volkov vs Kudin is the main event of UMMAP – Union MMA Pro. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-06, pretty good finish between Alexander Volkov and Derrick Lewis but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
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