Russian Volkov on his birthday defeated his compatriot at UFC 333
Alexander Volkov, who turned 38 years old, turned out to be stronger than Rizvan Kuniev by unanimous decision of judges
Russian fighter Alexander Volkov defeated compatriot Rizvan Kuniev at the UFC 333 tournament, which takes place in Abu Dhabi.
The Russian won three rounds by unanimous decision of the judges (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).
Volkov, who turned 38 today, now has 41 wins and 11 defeats in MMA. In the ranking of the best fighters of the UFC in heavyweight, the Russian before this fight took fourth place. The champion in this weight category is Frenchman Cyril Gan.
Kuniev was fifth in the ranking. On the account of the 34-year-old Russian 14 wins, four defeats, one draw, another match was declared invalid.
In the main match of the tournament UFC 333 will fight the champion in featherweight Australian Alexander Volkonovsky and Russian Movsar Evloev. In addition, Russian Petr Yan will defend the title in the lightest weight against Georgian Merab Dvalishvili.
