HAS Alexandra Volkova The 15th fight in the UFC, and it so happened that among his rivals there was practically no one about whom it would be difficult to immediately recall at least one random fact. Simply put, Volkov has never fought strangers in the UFC, but he has gone through several generations of completely different opponents.
Tim Johnson, who met Volkov in the first fight, later guarded the courthouse during proceedings in the scandalous case of the death of George Floyd; he fell in 2021 under Fedor Emelianenko.
Volkov confidently eliminated the division of very dangerous veterans: Roy Nelson, Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem. His opponents were former basketball player Walt Harris and American footballer Greg Hardy. Volkov beat UFC’s greatest fighter, Stefan Struve. Fought with rising stars Gan, Aspinal and Blades.
Tested a very dangerous wrestler Romanov and an experienced Pole Tybura.
Suffice it to say that in 15 fights Volkov’s opponents have been people from eight different countries, and now for the first time an Australian will face a Russian in Sydney.
Tai Tuivasa is a 187cm Samoan fighter with a very carefree attitude towards combat and a very powerful punch. Theoretically, Volkov should easily beat him due to his far greater immersion, experience and involvement in MMA. In practice, the hit from Tuivasa often becomes a problem both in MMA in general and for Volkov in particular. Over the past two years, Tuivasa has twice knocked out those Volkov couldn’t knock out.
– The fight will take place in Sydney, what do you think, how many people in the stadium will cheer on Alexander Volkov?
– I think he has a lot of fans in Australia, he’s been in this game for a long time.
– Will one of your relatives be in the arena?
– Yes. My mother, my son and my girlfriend will be in the arena. It’s always a source of motivation, just like the Australian fans in general, who are very motivated to represent them adequately and give them a good show.
– Nickname of Alexander Volkov Drago. Do you think he looks like Draco from Rocky?
Yes, they look alike. The Russians look intimidating, you have a lot of dangerous guys.
– Alexander is helped by Russia’s first UFC belt holder, Oleg Taktarov. Have you heard that name, seen his fights?
No, I’ve never heard of it before. I didn’t watch any UFC fights from that time period.
– You were in Moscow in 2018 during the first UFC tournament in Russia. Did you see Volkov at that time?
– No, I don’t remember that we met, but I really liked the city. Moscow is definitely one of my favorite cities I know. I have some friends there, I really like Russia.
– Volkov said guys from Australia and Samoa help him. Did you see anyone in the photo with him that you know personally?
– No, I haven’t seen any pictures of Samoans with him. I’m not very good with social networks, I don’t use them much.
– Which Alexandre fight did you watch most often during the preparation?
– It’s the job of my coaches, I don’t watch the fights at all.
– Didn’t see how Volkov was knocked out by Derrick Lewis – just in terms of method of victory, this is your ideal option to develop the fight.
I remember watching this fight a long time ago. Volkov fought very well and then conceded. Indeed, my best chance of defeating him is to punch him in the face and hopefully knock him out.
– Alexandre is 201 cm tall, was there a person in your room of the same height or taller?
“Well, yeah, maybe his height will become an additional issue in battle.
– You defeated Stefan Struve, his height is 213 cm. Do you think the experience of this fight will help you now in the fight against Volkov?
– The fight with Struve is both useful and not useful experience, because after all, each fight is completely different and it will already become clear in the duel whether the experience of this fight will help me or not.
– Alexander has very good body kicks, how often did your sparring partners hit you with medium kicks during this workout.
– After the fight with Cyril Gan, I tried not to miss such shots, because like that you can start walking with layers. So I didn’t let myself be hit in the body.
— The most famous fact about Alexander Volkov is that he graduated from the prestigious Moscow University, his major is engineering. Did you know ?
– Seriously? I didn’t even know he was an engineer. It’s amazing what a cool guy.
– Is it interesting to beat a graduate engineer for the first time in his life?
– No, no, if I was an engineer, if I was so smart, I probably wouldn’t even fight. It’s cool that he’s such a smart guy. I don’t know if some of my other competitors had the same degree, I can’t answer for them.
– Alexander Volkov said that you have two mutual acquaintances: rapper Guf and actor of the television series “Spartacus” Manu Bennett. Do you communicate with them?
– Who did you name the second? Ah! Yes, I think I heard his name. We are in contact with Guf, yes. He writes regularly, not too long ago he wrote something like “Hi. How are you ? but I don’t remember exactly when it was. Guf is a cool guy.
– Two of your former rivals – Sergey Pavlovich and Cyril Gan – can face each other. Which do you think has the best chance?
– That would be a good fight, it’s hard to say which odds are better. Maybe Pavlovich. He hits very hard. But one day, I will take revenge for my defeat. One day I will definitely do that.
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