Greg Hardy is expected to speed up a few days after controversy over Ben So-Soly at UFC Boston. ESPN Report The heavyweight agreed that Junior Dos Santos will fight Alexander Volkov at UFC Moscow next month.
Today Dos Santos announced on November 9 that cellulitis in the legs would continue to cause him to escape the main event competition with Volkov. Hardy doesn't seem to have a name on the roster of fighters who will advance to the bout, but the UFC jumped into that opportunity and reserved the UFC to step on him.
As a result, Volkov vs. Hardy were transferred to the card's joint main event and Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar replaces the main event. ESPN See also Brett Okamoto Zabit vs. Kattar will continue to fight three rounds even if he occupies a headline slot.
Hardy (1NC, 5-1, 1NC) was originally awarded as a unanimous decision victory over Sosoli in Boston, but his victory went into the contest. The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission says the change occurred because Hardy used an inhaler during the round, which states that the Massachusetts Athletic Commission did not approve the use of the previous NFL star during the battle.
Volkov (30-7) has never fought since losing his UFC career to Derrick Lewis in UFC 229 in October 2018. Werdum and Stefan Struve. Volkov is scheduled to fight Alistair Overeem this year at UFC St. Petersburg, but withdrew for that reason.
UFC Moscow will be held at CSKA Stadium on November 9 and only broadcast on ESPN +.