Volkan Oezdemir has taken on stiff competition throughout his UFC career and plans on keeping it that way. After dropping three straight fights, Oezdemir (17-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) finds himself back on the road to title contention, with back-to-back wins over Ilir Latifi and Aleksandar Rakic. And with many pivotal light heavyweight matchups coming up, Oezdemir will wait to see how things play out. “Nothing is fixed now. I have some personal stuff that I need to attend,” Oezdemir told MMA Junkie on Tuesday. “Plus all the big dogs in the division have a fight lined up, so I am training hard and waiting to see how things unfold.” Oezdemir has two potential opponents in mind: Former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos , who’s currently healing from a torn ACL, and former two-time UFC title challenger Alexander Gustafsson , who recently expressed interest in coming out of retirement
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Volkan Oezdemir eyes a fight with Thiago Santos or Alexander Gustafsson next – MMA Junkie