Volk just proved that he never left his prime

[FreedomCricket]

he was cracking him hard and literally made diego stumble backwards into the fence in the first 2 rounds with big shots, he didn't run and jab lol

I'm not saying lopes won, but volk felt the power and ran.

The stumble into the fence was as much a foot tangle as it was lopes being stunned.

 

[DrRodentia]

I think he still showed that his chin is touchy and he has to fight pretty well perfect to not get taken out. I don't foresee a Volk fight from here on out that I won't be on the edge of my seat worried that he will get caught by something.

However, he also showed great recovery and ability to plough through adversity against a younger heavy handed guy.

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

All he needed was enough recovery time and a full training camp.

Topuria needs to come back down before Volk actually does get old.

if he was prime he would have taken diego down and pummled him

 

[maximus__]

All he needed was enough recovery time and a full training camp.

Topuria needs to come back down before Volk actually does get old.

He lost to Ilia and Makachev only. No shame in that given the circumstances.
Definitely more hittable though as he has aged. He needs to commit to the wrestling game more, he looked great in the early rounds.

 

[DrRodentia]

No, he ran away from Diego for 3 rounds.

Ilia sleeps him again.

He didn't run. He fought like he fights, which is a lot of movement, but he never stopped engaging and going first.

 

[Prazeres]

Volk never had an iron chin, he got dropped by Mendes, Max in their second fight, Islam in their first fight.

 

[NextGen]

if he was prime he would have taken diego down and pummled him

He was dominating the fight but his eye got damaged which changed how he fought.

Lopes also is quite tough and durable. Deserves more respect.

 

[INoHespectChael]

Too hard to win at the high skill level lower weight classes at 35+.

Volk's chin and speed are worse. Also doesn't have the power compared to some of these other guys so gets more dangerous the longer the fight goes on.

 

[Substance Abuse]

All he needed was enough recovery time and a full training camp.

Topuria needs to come back down before Volk actually does get old.

LOL

 

[BowserJr]

It proves he came back too fast after ko loss to Islam

 

[Tweak896]

Someone is going to take Volks strap soon. It's not going to be Lopes but I don't think Volk can win fights like that consistently. Crazy part is Volk hasn't fought most of the top 15

 

[fortheo]

Nah, he's lost some pep in his step and he clearly doesn't react as well to getting hit as he used to. It's only because he's one of the most skilled featherweights we've ever seen that he was able to win tonight despite being on the decline.

 

[MTT]

Seeing Volk get hit makes me nervous.

 

[fortheo]

Volk never had an iron chin, he got dropped by Mendes, Max in their second fight, Islam in their first fight.

He reacted better to getting hit back then though.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Of course he did, dude is 36 fighting at 145lbs lol. He was probably out of his PHYSICAL prime even before the Islam loss tbh.

However, you can compensate for it to some extent with experience, fight IQ, technical skill etc etc. And it seems Volk still has enough of that left to stave off the physical decline for now.

 

[fjodor]

He clearly can't take hard strikes like he used to. I was worried he will get TKOed again.