Russian heavyweight fighter Alexander Volkov After beating Australian Tai Tuivasa in the co-main event of UFC 293, he said he learned the choke from compatriot Alexei Oleynik.
The tournament takes place in Sydney. Volkov defeated his opponent by submission in the second round.
– I didn’t expect it to be so hard, I hit so many, I threw so many [ударов], but he continued to hold on. I was ready for the low kicks. I had answers to his low kicks. Did I specifically train the starter? I want to say hello to Alexey Oleynik, I did not train this choke directly, but I am happy to win with exactly the technique that I learned from him,” Volkov said on .
Volkov had 37 victories with 10 defeats. Tuivasa suffered his sixth defeat in 14 victories.
In the main event of UFC 293, the promotion’s middleweight champion, Nigerian Israel Adesanya, will meet American Sean Strickland.
Watch the live broadcast of the tournament these minutes on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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