The matchup between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov was a battle of former heavyweight champions.
Werdum, the former UFC titleholder, was looking to get back to a title shot when he met Volkov, his former Bellator counterpart, in the main event of a March 2018 card at the O2 Arena in London.
Volkov (31-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC), for his part, was 3-0 in the UFC at the time, and looking to make a statement with his biggest win to date.
Turns out, the night was Volkov’s time to shine. In a grueling battle that went into the championship rounds, Volkov prevailed, wearing down Werdum and then finishing him in the fourth for his 20th career knockout and a “Performance of the Night” bonus.
Saturday, the 31-year-old Russian returns to action, as he’ll meet Curtis Blaydes (13-2 MMA, 802 UFC) in the main event of UFC on ESPN 11 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, in a fight with solid implications on the 265-pound weight class.
As you wait for Saturday night’s main event to roll around, you can relive Volkov’s impressive finish of Werdum in the video above.
