“I think Aspinall would be a more logical option.” Volkov told who he wants to fight next

Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov after beating the Australian Taem Tuivasa during the UFC 293 tournament he told that he could fight the Briton Tom Aspinall against which he lost in 2022.

Volkov extended his early winning streak to three and, having updated the UFC rankings, can move up to sixth place in the heavy division. Volkov’s last two defeats were against Briton Tom Aspinall and Frenchman Cyril Hahn in 2022 and 2021.

“I understand that many, especially Russian fans, will perceive this as ‘what’s the point’, but I would like to fight for the belt. I have a streak of three early victories, I have my 15th fight in the UFC, now I will take sixth or fifth place in the rankings. At the same time, I understand that the guys are waiting, that Sergei Pavlovich has been waiting for a long time, Aspinall returned, but Gan already had a chance, Aspinall won and lost in his last fights. Maybe they’ll fight among themselves, and I’ll fight somewhere with Miocic or Jon Jones. Although I understand that it is difficult to do this now. On the other hand, I would accept any fight with any of the guys who are higher than me in the rankings.

– If you choose between Gan and Aspinall…

“I think Aspinall would be a more logical option for me.” The fight didn’t go very well and I could have done better with him. But in general, both fights would be the same for me in terms of support, approach to the belt and difficulty. Who would it be easier with? Yes, it would be bad with everyone, I don’t deny losing to them, they would be tough fights. “I am ready to take on any challenge,” Volkov told .

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