On Saturday former Bellator heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov enters the octagon for the first time, and his pre-fight preparations haven’t focused solely on his fighting skills. Volkov (26-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) fights Timothy Johnson (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on UFC Fight Night 99’s main card, which streams on UFC Fight Pass from SSE Arena Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland. After an otherwise-successful Bellator run ended in back-to-back losses to Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson, Volkov picked up a pair of wins with M-1 and then signed with the UFC earlier this year. “Throughout my life, I’ve desired to fight the best,” he told MMAjunkie
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UFC Fight Night 99′s Alexander Volkov wants to fight – and troll – the best – MMA Junkie