How is Volkanovski too fast for featherweights but too slow against a lightweight?

[IncreaseDanaPay]

Takedown threat and Islam is an effective striker

 

[DecisionSplit]

10 days of prep?

No camp and coming off surgery and on vacation with his family. Was literally partying with his friends and not even thinking about fighting. Volk looked every bit unprepared in the cage. Probably worst decision of his career to take this fight.

 

[old school 2]

Mark my words , that little manlet is going to get kicked in the head by everyone he faces from here on out and he will go to sleep again .

 

[Larzon]

Mark my words , that little manlet is going to get kicked in the head by everyone he faces from here on out and he will go to sleep again .

Anyone who can't wrestle Volk will just grab the leg and TKO them with ground and pound

 

[TheBulletwithWings]

Islam's a way better fighter than KZ and Max Holloway maybe?

Styles make fights. We will see what happens with Gaethje vs Islam. Bet Islam wont risk striking in that one. Dude is pretty damn good though!

 

[DrRodentia]

Islam is really good is all.

 

[maximus__]

I'm really baffled as to how Volk practically has ultra instinct against the likes of Korean Zombie and Max Holloway who is one of the GOAT FWs, yet Islam caught him multiple times in the first fight, then again with 2 head kicks in the second fight.

I don't get it.

Takedown threat and size difference. Volk is still the faster fighter when he is fully prepped, but Islam adjusted beautifully with the head kick.

Interesting thing was Volk was doing well in the grappling exchanges we saw. He unfortunately didn't prep enough for the striking side of things and Islam capitilized.

 

[PlayTheGame]

Muslims are built different. No white boy has a chance.

 

[old school 2]

Anyone who can't wrestle Volk will just grab the leg and TKO them with ground and pound

I just watched the fight for the fourth time, Volk landed zero significant strikes , said he can’t be submitted and wanted to go home early . I guess Islam believed him . He didn’t try to submit him and sent him home very early . Haha

 

[RonDante]

Look at him and Chad Mendes standing right by each other. Around the same height and bodily proportions (legs, torso etc) and yet Volk was listed as 71 1/2 reach vs Chads 66 inches. Volk should be able to touch his knee caps from a standing position.

According to the ufc website, chads leg reach is 37.5 to volks 36. And if you’re invoking chad to say volk has short arms then I just can’t see your side of the argument at all, volk so obviously has longer arms than chad

 

[StonedLemur]

You know how height a lot of time is BS? You can't trust fighter reach stat either. Volk is listed as having more reach than Islam which is unlikely considering the height discrepancy. Your limbs are proportionate relatively to the rest of your body.

Islam was beating him to the punch cause he had more reach

Tayshaun Prince played for the Pistons and his wingspan was 7'2" and he was 6'9".

 

[StonedLemur]

Muslims are built different. No white boy has a chance.

I know you're trollin, but you do realize that Islam is white right?

 

[El Fernas]

You know how height a lot of time is BS? You can't trust fighter reach stat either. Volk is listed as having more reach than Islam which is unlikely considering the height discrepancy. Your limbs are proportionate relatively to the rest of your body.

Islam was beating him to the punch cause he had more reach

Go tell that to Artem T-Rex Lobov.

 

[HavokHarmon]

Reach is probably a factor. When you are fighting a good striker who is taller and has longer limbs, you have to be that much quicker to get at them.

Came to say that, plus the power difference makes it more apparent when he is hit. It’s not like Max was unable to touch Volk he just didn’t have the power to hurt him whereas when Islam connects clean it’s trouble for him.

 

[Mike]

Islams better than those guys, and Volk didn't have a proper camp and just had surgery. The result isn't really that surprising.

 

[WallNStallToeStomper]

Muslims are built different. No white boy has a chance.

islam is a white boy dawg

 

[Rektkid]

Islam manages distance very well. He's rarely in hitting distance unless you step forward and if you do step forward he counters you. He was doing the same to Charles and he had a 4 inch reach advantage.

 

[PlayTheGame]

I know you're trollin, but you do realize that Islam is white right?

He’s considered black in Russia.

 

[PlayTheGame]

islam is a white boy dawg

Nah. You western kids should stfu about things you have no idea about.

 

[StonedLemur]

He’s considered black in Russia.

And you're considered a sped here in Sherdog.