Alexander Volkov thought he did sufficient to beat Ciryl Gane this time.
Three years after their first assembly, a unanimous determination win for Gane, he and Volkov once more went to the scorecards Saturday at UFC 310 with Gane once more popping out on high. Their rematch resulted in a narrower margin, as Gane walked out with a break up determination in his favor.
On the night’s post-fight presser, Volkov instantly addressed his points with the scoring.
“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 battle. I did way more than Gane in all of the battle. I have no idea who scored this battle with him, who’re the judges, how they resolve this… I don’t see any injury from him to me and I don’t perceive why he received the battle.”
Along with the hanging anticipated of the 2 heavyweight sluggers, the bout featured loads of grappling as nicely. Gane confirmed a brand new give attention to battling Volkov on the bottom, attacking with submissions, whereas Volkov targeted on working to achieve high place.
No matter Gane was doing was apparently sufficient to persuade two of the judges, Adalaide Byrd and Junichiro Kamiko, to attain the primary two rounds for Gane. It was a growth that shocked Volkov, and he thinks Gane’s workforce had been simply as stunned.
“I noticed the eyes of his workforce, and so they didn’t anticipate this,” Volkov mentioned. “They didn’t anticipate the choice, and he was upset, so my respect to Ciryl Gane. He wasn’t like a man who simply walked out from the cage after the choice, as a result of he didn’t really feel this, too. Nothing unhealthy to my opponent, I simply don’t settle for with the fee. I can’t agree with this.”
When knowledgeable that Byrd was one of many judges concerned in the broadly panned determination that noticed Canelo Alvarez escape with a break up draw in opposition to Gennady Golovkin in September 2017, Volkov was much more confused by how the scoring performed out.
“The identical decide who judged boxing and MMA and completely doesn’t perceive—I don’t know the way it’s potential,” Volkov mentioned. “That is the combating capital of the world, the UFC for certain, and I don’t wish to say about all of the fee, for certain I do know it really works with good, skilled guys, however the way it’s potential the identical particular person can decide two totally different sorts of sports activities, and he or she have completely unhealthy determination in a single.”
“I don’t perceive how an individual that isn’t professionally realized on this sport can both not be re-qualified to guage this sport or simply not f*cking fired,” Volkov added with help from a Russian translator.
Volkov was requested if he would enchantment and he mentioned his workforce will put within the paperwork, although he doesn’t imagine it is going to change the consequence because it’s terribly uncommon that commissions overturn choices barring clear proof of impropriety.
A minimum of Volkov is aware of the UFC has his again as he spoke to UFC CEO Dana White instantly after the rating was learn. In accordance with Volkov, White agreed that Volkov acquired a uncooked deal, and used his usually colourful language to indicate his supoprt.
“He mentioned—sorry for my English—I used to be ‘fucked up with the judges,’ form of this,” Volkov mentioned. “I appreciated to the bosses of UFC, they noticed every thing together with his personal eyes and so they have the same opinion, however they’ll’t affect the fee.
“It’s form of the weak level in all of MMA sport, possibly in boxing, too, as a result of generally we’re watching the boxing, too, and see some bullshit determination, however in MMA with simply three rounds—You recognize, we did so many within the camp and fitness center to advertise the battle, every thing, I’m feeling this simply after the girl who simply I don’t know if she’s engaged on her expertise, on her personal expertise to guage the fights or she simply generally comes to observe the fights as a result of she likes it. And provides the victory wherever she likes, possibly she extra just like the physique of Ciryl Gane. I don’t know why.”
