Alexander Volkov wasn’t the one individual upset by his controversial cut up determination loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC 310.
Because the Russian heavyweight left the cage in disgust after the 2 judges gave Gane the struggle with a pair of 29-28 scores, he was met by UFC CEO Dana White, who was seemingly simply as upset by the end result. White instructed Volkov relatively emphatically that he deserved the win, which was loudly echoed by the group’s response when the choice was introduced.
By a translator, White defined his disdain for the choice with hopes that he may someway make it as much as Volkov sooner or later.
“You bought f*cked,” White mentioned in a video posted by ESPN. “It’s horrible. I don’t know what we’ll do however we’ll attempt to make it proper by you. The entire f*cking area thought you received the struggle. They f*cked that one up unhealthy. I’ll speak to you in a short time. I apologize.”
A dejected Volkov was shocked after he appeared to do sufficient to safe the victory with a powerful second spherical after which closing the struggle on prime of Gane after the previous interim heavyweight champion spent an enormous a part of the ultimate 5 minutes holding on for a possible kimura submission that by no means materialized.
Even Gane was stunned by the choice as a result of he instantly left the octagon however then returned for his post-fight interview with UFC coloration commentator Joe Rogan.
Following his dialog with White outdoors the cage, Volkov then spoke to reporters about his anger in direction of the judges who price him the struggle and probably an enormous alternative in his subsequent outing as a result of the winner may very well be ready to problem interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall in 2025.
“It was a bullshit determination, for certain,” Volkov mentioned. “I don’t know what we’re going to do with the choice, I’m completely certain that I received the struggle. I did far more than Gane in all of the struggle.
“I have no idea who scored this struggle with him, who’re the judges, how they determine this… I don’t see any harm from him to me and I don’t perceive why he received the struggle.”
The cut up determination ended Volkov’s four-fight win streak, which included victories over Sergei Pavlovich and Tai Tuivasa alongside the way in which.
Now Volkov has to attend and see what the UFC does to “make it proper” nevertheless it stays to be seen if that’s financial compensation or maybe nonetheless providing him an even bigger struggle when he returns to motion subsequent 12 months.
