Coach of Russian UFC fighter Alexandra Volkova Taras Kiyashko told that the athlete’s headquarters had problems with a US visa before the fight with Frenchman Cyril Gan, which is why preparations for the fight are partly taking place remotely.
Volkov will have a rematch with Gan at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on October 26. The Russian is preparing for a fight in the United States. The heavyweights held their first fight in June 2021. Then, the Frenchman won by unanimous decision.
— Sasha is now in Vegas, the main camp is there. He has a wonderful sparring partner, a wonderful gym. We are now at the stage where we are about to make a decision about our meeting in Abu Dhabi. Unfortunately, it turns out that we now have a problem with American visas – for the entire technical staff. That is why we will now decide how many days before the fight we will meet in Abu Dhabi to do eyeliner and everything else. And so, I am constantly in touch with Sasha, I call him regularly. We adjust all our activities remotely. At the same time, I know very well the coaches who are now helping Volkov. I hope everything will be fine.
— Have you managed to find sparring partners who would be stylistically reminiscent of Gan?
– There is a problem here. It is difficult to find such a tall fighter who would be a kickboxer of such class and would also be left-handed. If under Tuivasa and the same Seryoga Pavlovich you can easily find such tall guys in America, then find those who move as well as Gan … Difficulties will arise here.
There is definitely one person already. We are waiting for our second sparring partner, now he will have to participate in the Bellator tournament and arrive. We are negotiating with two others. One guy definitely trains in the same gym. The second from the Black House gym was passing through Vegas, stopped by our gym for a short time and now we have agreed to let him stay longer as a sparring partner. The third Brazilian scholarship player to participate in Bellator. They shook hands that after the tournament he would join the camp, ”Kiyashko told .
Volkov, 35, has 13 wins and four losses in the UFC. In total, during his professional MMA career, the Russian has won 38 fights and suffered 10 losses. Cyril Gan, 34, has 12 wins and 2 losses. The Frenchman is ranked second in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
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