The opponent for his next fight is not as important as the location for surging UFC heavyweight Alexander Volkov , who picked up his third straight octagon win at UFC Fight Night 115. Volkov (29-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who stopped veteran Stefan Struve (28-9 MMA, 12-7 UFC) via third-round TKO in the UFC Fight Pass-streamed headliner, demurred on future opponents and said he’s more concerned with bringing the UFC to his home country of Russia. “I’m not thinking about who to fight, but where to fight,” Volkov told reporters backstage at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. “Today, five Russian fighters won, and I headlined the (event). It would be great if the UFC could bring UFC to Russia, and I’ll be happy and honored to headline.” Related Twitter reacts to Alexander Volkov's TKO of Stefan Struve at UFC-Rotterdam If the UFC needs proof that such an event will be successful, Volkov said, executives should simply listen to the crowd on Saturday. “If you saw today, there were a lot of Russian fans in the crowd,” he said.
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