Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov In an interview with , he assessed the chances of postponing the fight with by Cyril Gun for another date.
UFC heavyweight No. 3 Alexander Volkov was scheduled to face Frenchman Cyril Gan (No. 2 in the top 15 heavyweight rankings) at the UFC Abu Dhabi tournament on October 26. Late last week, Volkov informed the UFC that he would not be able to fight due to a collateral knee ligament injury.
— Do you now have in mind the earliest date when you will be able to fight?
— I think December would be as comfortable as possible. I would spend another month recovering. Maybe a few weeks. And I would start a full preparation. But it will depend on both the opponent and the UFC.
– You are now ready to fight in the December tournament, but are the UFC and Gan thinking about it?
— For me, the comments are those of the UFC matchmaker or my manager. The manager will tell you what dates the UFC can offer for the fight. The UFC decides whether to continue the fight or not. At first, there was information that they would look for a new opponent for him.
It is difficult to say now how it will happen and why he is in no hurry. But he still owes the UFC an answer, because, firstly, he has not fought for a long time, and, secondly, the UFC wants to either keep him on the card and find another opponent for him, or give him one more fight with me, – Volkov told .
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