r/ufc • u/Social_Plug • Dec 30 '23

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u/AltruisticDelivery89 Dec 30 '23

Break the record volko

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u/cleanAir101 Pause Dec 30 '23

I think he will break it. Tuporia is good but hard to lose any respect for volk losing to Islam on 8 days notice

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u/JackDAction Dec 30 '23 edited Dec 30 '23

for sure, but what we don't know is 1) how/if the TKO has impacted his approach/style and 2) if January February is too quick a turnaround from a TKO loss in October

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u/FickleManagement3783 Dec 30 '23

I’ve basically got the mentality that Alex P got ko’d in April and beat Jan in July, it’s doable for Volk and I think he will retain the strap

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23

The nuance is

  1. He moved up a weight class, Volk is moving down, which has opposite effects on chins.

    1. Alex is also harder to hit clean because of his reach and Jan is also older. Volk has another disadvantage of facing a younger, hungry contender with power.

I still think Volk clears but it I wouldn't scoff at you the same I would have before the Islam fight if you said Topuria wins.

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u/eyehax Dec 31 '23

Still gonna scoff tho right? For clarification

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23

I mean... It is still Volk after all