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UFC Vegas 18 results: Alexander Volkov scores a knockout blow over Alistair Overeem
UFC Vegas 18 drew Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen closer to title shots after achieving impressive victories in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Alexander Volkov makes a statement with the knockout blow of Alistair Overeem Overeem who started in a crouched position in the UFC Vegas 18 main event, which gave Volkov less target. The two danced around for the first few minutes before Overeem Volkov cracked left with two hard handshakes. Volkov pushed forward earlier in the round, but a third overhand from Overeem slowed his momentum. Three minutes into the first round, Overeem climbed forward and hit a capital letter and a body kick before Volkov suddenly hit him on the canvas. Overem was a few shots from Volkov, but the exchange ignited the Russian. Back on their feet, Volkov pushed forward and cracked Overeem with a hard shot that supported him in the fence. Overem dance away, but Volkov remains busy. He landed numerous blows in the dwindling moments of the round, and Overeem abandoned the advantage he had previously seen in the framework. Overeem started low again, but just over a minute into the round, he ate some hard punch combinations, and Volkov made him bloody and stunned. Two minutes around, Volkov lands a left hand to the temple that makes Overeem turn to the mat. The referee immediately intervenes to save Overeem from any further punishment. Shortly after the stop, Overeem was still on his knees on the canvas. Volkov joined him in a tremendous show of respect and put his arm around the man he once considered an inspiration. It was the most impressive victory in Volkov’s career after a finish by Walt Harris at UFC 254 in October. As no. 6 in the fight, which knocked out the heavyweight at number 5 in Overeem, Volkov put himself in the position that he was just one or two wins of a title shot, and he knows it. “This is my time,” Volkov said after the fight. ‘I definitely want to fight for the belt. But we’ll see, we’ll have some good fights in the future. We’ll see who’s on my plate. But I certainly want to take the title. ‘UFC Vegas 18 results: Alexander Volkov TKOs Alistair Overeem Cory Sandhagen lays Frankie Edgar cold with a flying knee. The main event was one of the most anticipated fights on the map, but it lasted only 28 seconds. Fans were expecting a war between Cory Sandhagen and Frankie Edgar in a battle for a shot on the UFC bantamweight belt around Petr Yan’s waist. Yan is currently focused on Aljamain Sterling, who is his next defense, but he paid better attention to Sandhagen, who knocked Edgar out with a flying knee before the fight really got underway. “I was excited to show my wrestling skills because everyone knows I suck at it, but I’ll take it,” Sandhagen said after the fight. “I do not want to see it happen to (Edgar), but better him than I do. This is the game we are in.” Although Sandhagen has a loss against Sterling, it is his only loss in his last ten games. He now believes he has the tools to take out Yan or Sterling. “I’m a different monster than when I fought Aljamain Sterling. He taught me some lessons. I know Yan will talk about fight TJ (Dillashaw) after the fight, if he even wins that fight. It’s for my rubbish, “Sandhagen said. . “Fight me. I’m the next toughest man next to Aljamain. If Aljamain wins, I owe him an afternoon nap. And he’ll get that nap. The winner of the two will be knocked out by me in July.” UFC Vegas 18 results: Cory Sandhagen beats Frankie Edgar out of Clay Guida wins a win over Michael Johnson Neither Clay Guida nor Michael Johnson were close to a title shot with a win at UFC Vegas 18. They were both on the other side of the spectrum, fighting for UFC survival. It was Guida who put on a vintage performance. The two went against each other for all three rounds, but it was Guida’s pressure and removals that separated them from each other. Guida put a punctuation mark on the battle with a removal late in the third round, where he joined a backstabbing choking. He could not sink the finish line, but he dominated the last moments of the match and scored a unanimous decisive victory. The victory ended a two-pointer for Guida, but put Johnson in a dangerous position when he lost his fourth consecutive battle. UFC Vegas 18 Results: Clay Guida Decisions Michael Johnson TRENDING> Watch Kamaru Usman’s ‘Fight of the Night’ KO by Colby Covington before UFC 258 UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov results UFC Vegas 18 Main Card Main Event – Heavyweight Bolt: Alexander Volkov defeats Alistair Overeem by TKO (beats) at 2:06, R2 Co-Main Event – Bantamweight Bolt: Cory Sandhagen defeats Frankie Edgar by KO (flying knee) to 0:28, R1 Lightweight: Clay Guida defeats Michael Johnson by unanimous decision (30- 27, 30-27, 30-27) Flyweight: Alexandre Pantoja defeats Manel Kape by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30- 27) Lightweight: Beneil Dariush defeats Diego Ferreira by split split (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Light Heavyweight Fight: Danilo Marques defeats Mike Rodriguez by submission (backstory choking) at 4:52, R2 UFC Vegas 18 Preliminary featherweight fight: Timur Valiev defeats Martin Day by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26) Catch weight Bolt (160 lb): Devonte Smith defeats Justin Jaynes by TKO (doctor interruption) at 3:38, R2 Women’s Bantamweight Bolt: Karol Rosa defeats Joselyne Edwards by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Vlieggew women’s fight: Lara Procopio defeats Molly McCann by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 30-27) Featherweight fight: Seungwoo Choi defeats Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision : Ode Osbourne defeats Jerome Rivera by KO (beats) at 0:26, R1