UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) heavyweight hitters Alexander Volkov and Greg Hardy clash at CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia at UFC Fight Night 163 this Saturday (November 9, 2019).
In mixed martial arts (MMA), especially in the heavyweight division, luck changes quickly. Four consecutive UFC wins and five minutes and fifteen seconds – a potential victory that promised a title shot – one of Volkov's footprints knelt down once and Derrick Lewis overwhelmed the overhand. A year has passed since that massive frustration, and now Volkov has a considerable way to get back in place to get a title shot. Hardy, meanwhile, cannot avoid the controversy, but at least illegally using the inhaler proceeds as a pre-UFC problem. At the same time, the second most common knock on "Prince of War" is his level of competition, but the complaint disappeared the moment Hardy agreed to join hands with "Drago".
Let's take a closer look at the key to each person's victory.
Alexander Volkov
record: 30-7
Main win: Fabricio Werdum (UFC 229), Stefan Struve (UFC Fight Night 115), Blagoy Ivanov (Bellator 120), Tim Johnson (UFC Fight Night 99)
Key loss: Derrick Lewis (UFC 229), Vitali Minakoff (Bellator 108), ick Congo (Bellator 139)
Key to victory: Volkov is a fighter that many fans wanted Stefan Struve to develop. Russian kickboxers are good at banging, making good use of combinations, and can do real work with ranch attacks like and and snap kicks. His last loss of Lewis implies a different meaning, but Volkov actually keeps pace for the big ones.
In this match Volkov was a much better technical striker, before Hardy only showed defensive wrestling. So it should be a kickboxing match. One Volkov is dominant.
Nevertheless, Hardy punches very hard, and he has a range of hanging out with the Russians. Therefore, Volkov must be careful and smart. If he bends his knee more than usual and // tries to make a long kick, he should be able to set a range and avoid early attacks.
At the start of the fight, Volkov's technical merit and experience will see him win.
Greg Hardy
record: 5-1 (1)
Main win: Juan Adams (UFC of ESPN 4), Dmitry Smolyakov (UFC Fight Night 150), Austen Lane (DWTNCS 2018)
Main loss: Allen Crowder (UFC on ESPN + 1)
Key to victory: Despite the ridiculous and generally low level of behavior of the inhaler, Hardy's performance against Ben Sosoli actually showed some improvement. Hardy made better use of his physical qualities, his large range, and showed Southpaw's toolkit, using his left kick to smooth out his legs and touch the short one with many crosses.
It was a good thing, but it's time to throw everything out the window for this match.
Hardy won't win a technical kickboxing match with Volkov. How long has Greg Hardy trained kickboxing? Around 3 years if Wikipedia is believed. Volkov, meanwhile, has been a professional athlete for nearly 10 years, nearly 40 professional fights and ranks in various forms of karate.
no. It's a really bad idea to try to be a ranky kickboxer for real rookie kickboxers. Hardy must knockout in a few minutes to win this fight. Walk forward, bite your mouth and throw hard. His chances are still not great, but trying to destroy Volkov with power shots at least gives a real chance of victory.
conclusion : It's not a ridiculous fight, but the alternate game is still interesting.
The opposite is undoubtedly high for both reasons. Given Volkov's high ranking, Lewis' loss and dismissal, he really must win. Losing an unranked short notice opponent in Hardy is devastating and can completely remove him from the title mix. Defending “prince of war” as much as dispatching junior dos Santos has little impact on Volkov's career, but victory will at least return Volkov to victory.
Also, people do not really like Greg Hardy, so public favor is always good.
In the case of Hardy, with a huge win in the winning competition, the victory will immediately change his position in the division. Currently Hardy is considered a prospect or side show, depending on his generous feeling. The victory over the seventh competitor will force even Hardy's harsh critics to acknowledge his combat talent, and will play a more famous game in the future.
In scenarios where Hardy is likely to be beaten, the world rarely ends. Hardy witnesses can have a good day at their own expense, but Hardy simply resumes the previous schedule on the other side of that caliber heavyweight.
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