Alexander Volkov got his 7th win in the UFC heavyweight division with a big win over Alistair Overeem last year. Volkov will face rising contender Tom Aspinall in the main event of UFC London on Saturday, March 19.
VLKV vs. SPNLLOn this day in 2011, Alistair Overeem announced his arrival to the UFC in a big way with a first-round win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 in Las Vegas.
On this day in 2017, Francis Ngannou scored a devastating knockout against Alistair Overeem at UFC 218 in Detroit. The performance was Ngannou's sixth win in a row to start his UFC career and earned him his first heavyweight title shot the very next month.
It's not Rocky IV, but we have this Saturday's main event fighter Alexander "Drago" Volkov, plus Danilo Marques, on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered! Volkov is the first to join Jim and Matt ahead of his bout against Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov this Saturday. He and his manager/translator discuss why Volkov's victory against Alistair Overeem was bittersweet, how much of a nerd Volkov is in real life, and his thoughts on repeatedly being asked about a potential title shot. Then, Danilo Marques calls in ahead of his bout against Kennedy Nzechukwu on Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov. He explains how he knew he had rendered Mike Rodriguez unconscious with a rear-naked choke in his most recent fight, goes over his introduction to mixed martial arts, talks about his 100 plus boxing matches and gets asked by Matt how his front kick is after being compared to Leonidas from the movie 300. Finally, Jim and Matt close out the show with picks for this weeke...
NZCHK vs. MRQSAlexander Volkov improved to 7-2 in the UFC heavyweight division with a big win over Alistair Overeem earlier this year. Volkov will face rising contender Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC Vegas 30 on Saturday, June 26.
GN vs. VLKVUFC heavyweight Augusto Sakai looks to take the lessons he learned from his loss to Alistair Overeem late last year into his UFC Vegas 28 fight with Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
RZNST vs. SKFrancis Ngannou faces off with heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic for the second time at UFC 260 on Saturday, March 27. Take a look back to his performance against Alistair Overeem at UFC 218 which produced one of the knockouts of the year in 2017.
Alexander Volkov (33-8) jumped into the group of top five heavyweights in the UFC with his knockout victory over Alistair Overeem in the second round of the UFC Vegas 18 main event on Saturday night.
Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov faced off after weighing in on Friday morning ahead of UFC Vegas 18. The main card kicks off at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on Saturday night.
One of the most recognizable heavyweights the sport has ever seen, Alistair Overeem has been competing professionally at the highest levels of MMA since 1999 and remains a top contender.
UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem takes a trip through memory lane and adds context to some memorable moments from his illustrious MMA career.
Alistair Overeem believes he's on one final run to claim the elusive UFC heavyweight title, but standing in his way is Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov. Preview the UFC Vegas 18 main event.
When considering the longevity and highlights of his career, Alistair Overeem has put together one of the most impressive resumes the sport has ever seen. From PRIDE FC to Strikeforce to UFC
UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem has won via finish in 42 of his 47 professional wins, including this first-round TKO win over Sergei Pavlovich in 2018. Overeem faces Alexander Volkov in the UFC Vegas 18 main event on Saturday, February 6.
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Brock Lesnar
Ben Rothwell
Stefan Struve
Roy Nelson
Junior Dos Santos
Andrei Arlovski
Stipe Miocic
Mark Hunt
Fabricio Werdum
Francis Ngannou
Curtis Blaydes
Sergei Pavlovich
Aleksei Oleinik
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Walt Harris