Alexander Volkov wasn’t the one individual upset by his controversial break up choice 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 advised Volkov fairly 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 enviornment thought you gained the struggle. They f*cked that one up unhealthy. I’ll speak to you in a short while. I apologize.”
A dejected Volkov was shocked after he appeared to do sufficient to safe the victory with a robust second spherical after which closing the struggle on high 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 shocked by the choice as a result of he instantly left the octagon however then returned for his post-fight interview with UFC shade commentator Joe Rogan.
Following his dialog with White exterior 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 could possibly be able to problem interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall in 2025.
“It was a bullshit choice, for positive,” Volkov mentioned. “I don’t know what we’re going to do with the choice, I’m completely positive that I gained the struggle. I did rather more than Gane in all of the struggle.
“I have no idea who scored this struggle 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 gained the struggle.”
The break up choice ended Volkov’s four-fight win streak, which included victories over Sergei Pavlovich and Tai Tuivasa alongside the best way.
Now Volkov has to attend and see what the UFC does to “make it proper” but it surely stays to be seen if that’s financial compensation or maybe nonetheless providing him an even bigger struggle when he returns to motion subsequent yr.
