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Alistair Overeem|Esther Lin, Mixed Martial Arts Combating.
Alistair Overeem will seek to continue his climb towards title contention in the heavyweight department when he faces Alexander Volkov in the main event at the upcoming UFC occasion on Feb. 6.
UFC President Dana White announced the fight through ESPN on Thursday. The location for the card has actually not been revealed.
With a 4-1 record in his previous five fights, Overeem has stated that he’s making one final perform at UFC gold prior to calling it a career. Most just recently, Overeem picked up back-to-back TKO wins over Augusto Sakai and Walt Harris.
Overeem was formerly set up to face Volkov back in 2019, however the Russian heavyweight was forced out of their fight due to injury. Overeem eventually ended up submission expert Aleksei Oleinik, who worked as a replacement for Volkov because battle.
As for Volkov, he’s gone 2-2 in his previous 4 appearances with wins over Greg Hardy and Walt Harris while dropping battles to Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes. Overall, Volkov has actually gone 6-2 considering that joining the UFC lineup in2016
Overeem vs. Volkov will headline the card on Feb. 6, which happens during the very same weekend as the upcoming Super Bowl from Florida.
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