The matchup between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov was a battle of former heavyweight champions.
Werdum, the former UFC titleholder, was looking to get back to a title shot when he met Volkov, his former Bellator counterpart, in the main event of a March 2018 card at the O2 Arena in London.
Volkov (31-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC), for his part, was 3-0 in the UFC at the time, and looking to make a statement with his biggest win to date.
Turns out, the night was Volkov’s time to shine. In a grueling battle that went into the championship rounds, Volkov prevailed, wearing down Werdum and then finishing him in the fourth for his 20th career knockout and a “Performance of the Night” bonus.
Saturday, the 31-year-old Russian returns to action, as he’ll meet Curtis Blaydes (13-2 MMA, 802 UFC) in the main event of UFC on ESPN 11 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, in a fight with solid implications on the 265-pound weight class.
As you wait for Saturday night’s main event to roll around, you can relive Volkov’s impressive finish of Werdum in the video above.
UFC on ESPN 11 free fight: Relive Alexander Volkov's knockout of Fabricio Werdum
