The Russian fighter is coming off the back of a big win over Walt Harris at UFC 254. Volkov, on his Fight Island debut, put away The Big Ticket in the second round and got back to winning ways after a loss to Curtis Blaydes.
During the UFC Vegas 18 virtual media day, Sportskeeda had the opportunity to catch up with Alexander Volkov himself. The Russian opened up about Jon Jones moving up to heavyweight and also acknowledged the former champion as one of the best fighters in the UFC.
Jon Jones is expected to be in the mix to challenge for the UFC heavyweight title right away. With UFC 260 set to determine the fate of the title, the former UFC light heavyweight champion could end up fighting either Stipe Miocic or Francis Ngannou in the near future.
Alexander Volkov’s focus is on Alistair Overeem at the moment
This weekend’s UFC Vegas 18 main event will feature two of the hardest-hitting heavyweights in Alexander Volkov and Alistair Overeem. Volkov, for one, will look to build on his last win and put an end to Overeem’s final run at the title.
Alistair Overeem, on the other hand, has claimed that this will be his final run at the belt. The former heavyweight title contender has claimed that he will immediately retire once he wins the UFC heavyweight title.
Overeem knows for a fact that he is running short on time. Expect nothing but fireworks from The Demolition Man if he gets going inside the Octagon against Drago at UFC Vegas 18.
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