UFC Russian Heavyweight Alexander Volkov said he has been preparing for a duel with Australian Tai Tuivasa for the past five months.
Volkov has 36 wins and 10 losses in his MMA career. The Russian sits seventh in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
I have been preparing for this fight for a long time, almost five months. I didn’t take a break after the last fight, I immediately went to the gym. He started to get involved, to prepare. At the end or beginning of May, I discovered the adversary, I was already preparing myself more precisely.
Las Vegas has many heavyweights from the island of Samoa, of the same size as Tuivasa. I flew here three weeks before the fight, I have already managed to acclimatize, – said Volkov on the air of the program “All for the Match!”. on the channel.
Volkov will face Australian Tai Tuivasa on Sept. 10 at UFC 293 in Sydney. Watch the broadcast live on Sunday from 5:00 p.m. (Moscow time) on the “” channel, “Match! Fighter” will broadcast the tournament starting at 1:30 (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV

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