Volkan Oezdemir calls out Blachowicz, Hill after UFC on ABC 6 knockout

Volkan Oezdemir has two high contenders in thoughts after his brutal knockout win at UFC on ABC 6.

Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) scored a first-round knockout of Johnny Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in Saturday’s important card opener at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “No Time” has now received three of his previous 4 fights.

The previous title challenger referred to as out Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) in his post-fight octagon interview.

“To simply climb the ranks,” Oezdemir defined to reporters on the UFC on ABC 6 post-fight press convention. “Blachowicz goes to be a struggle for the crown of Europe. It’s going to be the highest struggle for the European fighters, in order that’s a struggle I need to do. And Jamahal Hill, I would like that struggle, as effectively. My purpose is to climb the ranks, take over the division. I’m again. ‘No Time’ is again. That is my time now, and I’m right here to showcase this.”

With Hill at the moment therapeutic from a knee damage and Blachowicz from shoulder surgical procedure, Oezdemir isn’t certain if he’ll be capable to get these fights anytime quickly – particularly that he’s concentrating on a September return in Paris.

“Each are injured proper now, so I don’t know actually what’s going to occur with this,” Oezdemir stated. “I do know I need to have a fast turnaround as a result of I’m eyeing Paris. I need to struggle in France once more. France can be my dwelling crowd, so I’d like to be there once more finish of September.

“I’m going to have my wedding ceremony now in three weeks, so, guys, I’m ready for the 50K. I’m ready for the 50K so I can have an ideal, nice wedding ceremony. I’ll have an enormous occasion and luxuriate in that somewhat bit earlier than turning round for the struggle in Paris.”

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