Why no hype train for Volkov?

[BigMuffler]

He's...

1. Tall

2. A striker

3. Young for the division, younger than "big prospects" Ngannou and Lewis

4. Russian, with a name ending in -ov

All favored traits by Sherdog, so where's the hype? All aboard the Drago Soviet War Wagon!

 

[Deleted member 510653]

5. Lost to Tony Johnson

 

[Unfinished Sentenc]

Too slow and big heavyweights suck and painful to watch

 

[BigMuffler]

5. Lost to Tony Johnson

First UFC fight - octagon jitters?

 

[VVarhead]

I think he beats Ngannou and Overreem.

Can't see him winning against Werdum or Stipe, but he is a future Top 5 HW for sure.

 

[oldschoolmmafan]

I don't believe in hype trains. Russian fighters don't get the respect they deserve I have noticed on sherdog either.

 

[Deleted member 510653]

BigMuffler - That one was in Bellator, you might be thinking of the split dec. he got over Timothy Johnson

He landed some good knees on Roy but I also thought he ran a lot in that fight

Werdum would beat him, so would Allistair

I would bet money Blaydes would beat him too

Give him lower tier guys and he should be fine

 

[milenss]

I don't believe in hype trains. Russian fighters don't get the respect they deserve I have noticed on sherdog either.

Only if they are not 24-0 can crushers who had no intent of fighting for the title.

 

[Toner]

He's a Bellator washout

 

[Boevik]

Feed him to Mark Hunt

 

[Evangelion]

He's a Bellator washout

A champ is a wash out?

 

[Filthy Phil]

He's young, and he still got time to improve a lot (do I need to mention to you guys which fighters made a comeback after being mediocre?)

He had Semmy Schilt (GOAT tall HW striker) in his corner. If he could learn how to fight tall like Schilt, while still having decent jits/wrestling, I can easily see him as a serious future threat.

 

[oldschoolmmafan]

Only if they are not 24-0 can crushers who had no intent of fighting for the title.

What your mouth little boy, that's the future champion and UFC GOAT your talking about.

 

[sapporo ichiban]

Only if they are not 24-0 can crushers who had no intent of fighting for the title.

Khabib being a train was the best thing that ever happened to Conor fans.

 

[ssBaldy]

Volkov is good, we'll see just how good in his future matchups.
However, Minakov KTFO'd him and Minakov is not in the UFC...still...

 

[allaf]

I would he'll make top 5 pretty soon, no question about it.

 

[Evangelion]

Volkov is good, we'll see just how good in his future matchups.
However, Minakov KTFO'd him and Minakov is not in the UFC...still...

How do contracts work?

 

[Typrune Goatley]

Beating Nelson and Struve is rather impressive. I believe he has improved since the days of losing to Kongo.

I don't know if he is quite ready for the elite yet. I would like to see him fight Travis just to gain a little more confidence and experience. I think Hunt might be his worst matchup possible. I can't wait to see who they match him up against next.

 

[JBJISGOAT]

He was almost stopped by a D2 wrestler and def lost that fight by decision.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Now he might start getting more buzz. but his first 2 UFC fights were very lackluster and most people thought he lost against Johnson, I definitely thought Johnson won and that fight was very sloppy. If he can get some more finishes then I'm sure he will get more hype.

 

[A.S. Deep]

He just didn't look that impressive against Nelson and Struve, who aren't that impressive themselves. I want to see him against the Oleyinik/ Blaydes winner, but he deserves a higher ranked fighter so I have no clue who he'll fight next.