Chaos in the arena: Alexander Volkov walks away with win amid loud booing and outrage

High heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Waldo Cortes-Acosta didn’t stay as much as expectations on the Prudential Middle in Newark, with their bout failing to ship the motion followers hoped for.

Neither fighter brings the identical sort of noise as Josh Hokit, who has constructed his popularity on sharp phrases as a lot as sharp punches.

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However each are revered for his or her willingness to combine it up after they step into the cage, which is why many thought this may be a correct scrap at UFC 328.

However as a substitute, it was a slower begin than anticipated. Volkov stayed behind his jab whereas Cortes-Acosta tried to attract him in.

Issues did decide up a bit within the third spherical, however by then it felt prefer it was already too late to avoid wasting the struggle from being labelled as underwhelming.

Volkov edges previous Cortes-Acosta in slow-paced battle

Alexander Volkov did simply sufficient to get the nod from all three judges, nevertheless it was removed from a efficiency that may keep lengthy within the reminiscence.

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Waldo Cortes-Acosta managed to open up a lower early on, however exterior of that second, there wasn’t a lot for both man to have fun.

Prudential Middle wasn’t full of boos, however followers had been clearly annoyed by the dearth of motion. The pair by no means actually discovered their stride, and when the choice got here down for Volkov, frustration spilled over.

With the struggle behind him, Volkov turned his consideration in the direction of a possible bout with Alex Pereira throughout his post-fight interview. If he desires that chance, although, he’ll want to point out excess of he did in opposition to Acosta.

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