Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-02-06, pretty good mma fight: Alistair Overeem vs Alexander Volkov gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Volkov vs Overeem is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 184 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 42 or UFC Vegas 18). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-24, pretty good finish between Alexander Volkov and Walt Harris but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-20, fight not so exciting between Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov: it gets two stars.
Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-2-0 (77% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost the rematch with Francis Ngannou in 2018 (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2) but then he has won over Justin Willis (Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis), Shamil Abdurakhimov (Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) and Junior dos Santos (Curtis Blaydes vs Junior dos Santos).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov, has an official record of 31-7-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Derrick Lewis in 2018 (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis) but then he beat Greg Hardy in 2019 (Alexander Volkov vs Greg Hardy). Blaydes vs Volkov is the main event of UFC on ESPN 11. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-09, disappointing fight between Alexander Volkov and Greg Hardy: it gets two stars.The former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a pro record of 30-7-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He fought twice last year beating Fabricio Werdum (Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov) and losing to Derrick Lewis (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis).
His opponent, the former American football NFL defensive end Greg Hardy (who replaces Junior dos Santos), has an official mma record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.105 in the same weight class. He lost to Allen Crowder in January (Greg Hardy vs Allen Crowder) but then he has beat Dmitry Smoliakov (Greg Hardy vs Dmitry Smoliakov) and Juan Adams (Greg Hardy vs Juan Adams); after this bout he has also faced Ben Sosoli but the fight ended in a no-contest (Greg Hardy vs Ben Sosoli). Volkov vs Hardy is on the undercard of Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Calvin Kattar – UFC Fight Night 163 (UFC on ESPN+ 21). 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).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!
