{"id":272709,"date":"2018-03-18T09:35:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T16:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272709"},"modified":"2018-03-18T09:35:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T16:35:22","slug":"after-ko-of-werdum-alexander-volkov-makes-case-for-heavyweight-title-shot-ideally-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alexander-volkov\/after-ko-of-werdum-alexander-volkov-makes-case-for-heavyweight-title-shot-ideally-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"After KO of Werdum, Alexander Volkov makes case for heavyweight title shot \u2013 ideally in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Volkov did not let his UFC London headlining showdown with former UFC heavyweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/fabricio-werdum-issues-lengthy-statement-on-ko-loss-to-alexander-volkov\/\">Fabricio Werdum<\/a> go to waste. Though Werdum was able to give him some interesting looks early on, particularly on mat, Volkov came through with flying colors in the fourth, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/ufc-london-results-fabricio-verdum-vs-alexander-volkov\/\">putting his decorated foe down with a pair of uppercut and a missile-like standing-to-ground strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of this <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-london\/mma-community-reacts-to-alexander-volkov-finishing-fabricio-werdum\/\">impressive<\/a> knockout win, which stands out as the best of his career, the former Bellator heavyweight champion Volkov feels he&#8217;s earned a shot at the UFC heavyweight championship, which will next be contested when champ Stipe Miocic takes on Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 on July 7.\u00a0Though Miocic and Cormier&#8217;s heavyweight title showdown is still a ways away, Volkov sounds content to wait for a shot at the winner \u2013 perhaps even this fall when the UFC debuts in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I deserve a title shot right now,\u201d Volkov said at the UFC London post-fight press conference (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/trentreinsmith\/2018\/03\/17\/alexander-volkov-calls-for-heavyweight-title-shot-in-russia-after-ko-win-over-fabricio-werdum-ufc-fight-night-127-london\/#676b278c684c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a>). \u201cMy winning streak is four right now. I beat a former UFC champion [Werdum] and a guy who beat the current UFC champion [Stefan Struve], so maybe it\u2019s my time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would be so excited to fight for the belt in Russia,\u201d said Volkov. \u201cI want to bring the UFC to my country for the first time. If I can bring the UFC to Russia, I will be a fighter who has made history. I am so happy to be a part of the group of Russian fighters now fighting in the UFC. Thank you to all the fans who support me. I have seen more and more fans supporting me and it is always growing so thank you to all of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the towering Russian heavyweight Alexander Volkov has earned a shot at the UFC heavyweight title?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/18\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Volkov did not let his UFC London headlining showdown with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum go to waste. 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