Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov in an interview with , he announced his desire to have a title fight in the UFC with an American John Jones but suggested the Aussie could be his next opponent Tai Tuivasa .
In his last fight, Volkov, 34 (36-10 in MMA), defeated Moldovan Alexander Romanov via TKO in the first round at UFC Fight Night 221 in Las Vegas.
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– I don’t mind having a rematch with (Cyril) Gan… In general, I always have a psychological barrier to challenge someone, because they all seem very scary and strong to me, I don’t have want to fight them. After all, they are all killers, weighing 120 kg each … Pumped up men who themselves call everyone to battle want to fill someone’s face. You lose and you look like a fool…
Of course, I would like to fight for the championship belt with Jon Jones, but no one will give me such a fight. The most logical thing for me now would probably be a fight with Tai Tuivasa, but no matter how much my manager asked for different fighters, the UFC refused and offered others. Apparently the UFC knows better how to handle it. Maybe I miss trash talk, but I’m probably not ready for it and I don’t want to start,” Volkov said in an interview with .
At the moment, 29-year-old Tai Tuivasa sits sixth in the heavyweight rankings, but is on a two-game losing streak to Cyril Gan and Sergey Pavlovich. Volkov is seventh in the standings.
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