Volkan Oezdemir has two top contenders in mind after his brutal knockout win at UFC on ABC 6. Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) scored a first-round knockout of Johnny Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in Saturday’s main card opener at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “No Time” has...
" ABU DHABI – Fighting Nikita Krylov has twice the incentive for Volkan Oezdemir. Almost immediately after Oezdemir (18-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) and Krylov picked up wins on the same night in London this past July, the pair were matched up for Saturday’s UFC 280 event when Krylov respectfully...
" LONDON – Training side-by-side with Khamzat Chimaev has Volkan Oezdemir feeling at his most prepared for UFC Fight Night 208. After suffering back-to-back, Oezdemir (17-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) opted to locate his training camp from his native Switzerland to Sweden for Saturday’s bout with Paul Craig (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1...
With another night of action in the rearview mirror at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard’s shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC Fight Night 187‘s key winning fighters outside the main event.
It had been a while since we’ve seen a championship-caliber fighter in another promotion cross over to the UFC and make a big splash in his debut. But then, it’s been a while since a competitor like Jiri Prochazka has come down the pike, too. The former Rizin light...
Aleksandar Rakic thinks he got robbed. Rakic (17-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) was narrowly defeated by Volkan Oezdemir (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) this past weekend in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 23, suffering his first loss in the UFC. Known for fast starts, Rakic came out aggressively and landed...
Volkan Oezdemir is very familiar with the next UFC light heavyweight title challenger. Oezdemir lost a controversial split decision to Dominick Reyes in March. Reyes now is next in line for a title shot at UFC 205-pound champ Jon Jones at UFC 247 in February. Reyes handed Oezdemir his...
With a three-fight skid in the rearview mirror, UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir is ready to climb the ranks. The onetime title challenger said a potential booking with Jan Blachowicz is the “most logical” next matchup and “the next step for the belt” after a second-round knockout of Ilir...
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