UFC fighter Alexander Volkov explained to why his fight with Sergei Pavlovich cannot be contractual in nature.
Russians Volkov and Pavlovich will meet at the UFC tournament on June 22 in Saudi Arabia. Currently, Pavlovich is in third place in the heavyweight rankings, Volkov is in sixth place.
– When two fighters who communicate well have to fight, many people think that if they want to appear as “negotiators”, they will exchange blows in the most ridiculous way standing up. Why can’t we agree that one will go to the feet of the other and then solve everything by attacking each other?
– I don’t think so at all. All the fans are taking this fight too seriously. As if we are going to fight in the street – to the death or to the first blood. We don’t fight for real, it’s a sport. This fight will not allow anyone to prove anything, maim or hurt anyone. It’s a fight within the sport that Sergei Pavlovich and I practice. “Agreement” here, I think, makes no sense. This is not an amateur tournament, we have obligations towards the organization and the supporters. Even fans who don’t want this fight will still be happy with a great fight. If Sergei and I come to an agreement and fight… It will be as if the UFC does not pay us a fee, but tickets to the joke bank or pays with equipment,” Volkov told .
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