UFC ROTTERDAM SAW ALEXANDER VOLKOV rise above Stefan Struve after a hard-fought three round battle. Both the heavyweight exchanged some destructive spells over the course of three rounds before the fight ended in the third via a TKO.
UFC Rotterdam saw Volkov pick up the win
In the second round, the fight was stopped twice after Struve’s eye pokes on Volkov. The climax of the fight came in the third when a left hand from Volkov got Struve struggling.
With the win, Volkov improved his winning streak to five fights. Meanwhile, in the main event, Siyar Bahadurzada got a decisive win over Rob Wilkinson.
Main card
Alexander Volkov def. Stefan Struve via TKO (punches) at 3:30 of R3
Siyar Bahadurzada def. Rob Wilkinson via TKO (punches) at 3:10 of R2
Marion Reneau def. Talita Bernardo via TKO (punches) at 4:54 of R3
Leon Edwards def. Bryan Barberena via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Undercard
Darren Till def. Bojan Velickovic via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mairbek Taisumov def. Felipe Silva via KO (punch) at 1:24 of R1
Michel Prazeres def. Mads Burnell via submission (north-south choke) at 1:26 of R3
Rustam Khabilov def. Desmond Green via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Aleksandar Rakić def. Francimar Barroso via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Mike Santiago via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:22 of R2
Abdul-Kerim Edilov def. Bojan Mihalovic via TKO (strikes) at 2:32 of R2
Thibault Gouti def. Andrew Holbrook via TKO (strikes) at 4:28 of R1