Hardy to Face Volkov in Moscow
It did not take long for Greg Hardy to find his next opponent.
As first reported by ESPN, Hardy will fight Alexander Volkov on Nov. 9 in Moscow.
The event was orginally scheduled to be headlined by a fight between Volkov and former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. However, dos Santos was forced to withdraw due to a serious bacterial infection.
Dos Santos-Volkov was originally scheduled to be the main event of the show. Instead a featherweight fight between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar will serve as the main event.
Hardy takes the fight with Volkov less than a week removed from his no-contest against Ben Sosoli at UFC Boston. The fight was originally ruled a decision victory for Hardy, but was quickly changed to a no-contest due to Hardy using an inhaler prior to the third round.
Alexander Volkov will present Hardy with his first ranked opponent since making his UFC debut in early 2019.
Chris Weidman releases statement after loss to Reyes.
Despite calls for his retirement, Chris Weidman does not appear ready to hang it up.
In his first statement since his KO Dominick Reyes at UFC Boston, Weidman took to Instahrm to thank his supporters and declare that his MMA career is not yet over.
Weidman wrote, “I will tell you that I am def not ready to retire. I still love this and am very hungry to get back in there. I believe I have the abilities to still be world champion.”
Read the full statement below:
Minakov-Ayala off of Bellator 232
The heavyweight fight between Vitaly Minakov and Javy Ayala will not happen at UFC 232.
TASS reported that visa issues will prevent Vitaly Minakov from making the trip to Uncasville, Connecticut.
Bellator 232 is scheduled to be headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima.
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