Alistair Overeem – Alexander Volkov: forecast and rate of Gleb Kozhikov

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Alexander Volkov

31-year-old Russian fighter nicknamed Drago, professional record 32-8, trains at the Strela Team camp, number 7 in the rating of the best heavyweights. Alexander made his UFC debut in 2016, went on a streak of 4 wins in a row, defeating fighters such as Johnson, Nelson, Struve and Werdum. It seemed that the title fight was one step away, but Volkov missed an offensive blow from Derrick Lewis for
11 seconds until the end of a won battle. Then he corrected for this defeat by a victory over Greg Hardy and in June 2020 lost by a decision to Curtis Blades.

Volkov has excellent anthropometry for this weight (height 201 cm, arm span 206 cm), an excellent stance – Sasha works well with a jab and keeps his distance, and also noticeably tightened up his defense against wrestling. In October 2020, he won an early victory over Walt Harris, knocking him out in the second round.

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Alistair overeem

Former Pride, Dream, Strikeforce champion, 40 years old, professional record 46-18, trains at the Elevation Fight Team gym, # 4 UFC top heavyweights. Alistair has a very long professional career, he started performing back in 1999 and to this day remains a top-level fighter. Overeem a calculating, versatile MMA fighter who is strong in every aspect of combat.

However, Alistair’s Achilles’ heel is his jaw; the fighter is quite punched, but it is very difficult to hit and finish him off. At the moment, the Dutchman is going on a series of two early victories in a row, and success in a duel with Volkov could be the starting point for a title fight.

Forecast for the fight

A very difficult fight for our compatriot, because Alistair, despite his age, is still a top fighter. In my opinion, the fight may take a little longer and Alexander shouldn’t rush anywhere. His key to victory is methodically interrupting Overeem from a distance, taking advantage of his height and arm span. I believe that Volkov will approach the fight with a competent gameplay and win by knockout or on points.

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