Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Alexander Volkov got split open by a knee and poked in both eyes, and somehow it only seemed to make him more dangerous. The more Stefan Struve did to hurt him, employing techniques on both sides of the rules, the more committed to victory the Russian seemed to become. Next thing we knew, Volkov (29-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) sat Struve down against the fence and punched him until Struve (28-9 MMA, 12-7 UFC) performed the international hand signal for “I would like to go home now,” which is when we knew for sure that the UFC Fight Night 115 headliner had reached its violent conclusion . If there were any doubts about Volkov’s toughness before, they vanished along with all the disappointed Dutch fans who filed out of Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Saturday night. What’s left in their place is something the UFC sorely needed: a new potential heavyweight contender who was born some time within the last three decades

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Alexander Volkov’s win gives the UFC something it needs – a new, young heavyweight contender – MMA Junkie

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