HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS’ BOUT BETWEEN (#3) CIRYL GANE AND (#5) ALEXANDER VOLKOV IS SET

EXCITING HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS’ BOUT BETWEEN

(#3) CIRYL GANE AND (#5) ALEXANDER VOLKOV

AT UFC^® APEX IN LAS VEGAS

FEATURED BOUT:

TANNER BOSER vs. OVINCE SAINT PREUX

Las Vegas – UFC^® returns to Las Vegas with a pair of heavyweight bouts, headlined by a conflict between elite strikers as No. 3 ranked contender Ciryl Gane battles No. 5 Alexander Volkov. Within the co-main occasion Canadian standout Tanner Boser battles Ovince Saint Preux.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT^®: GANE vs. VOLKOV will happen Saturday, June 26 from UFC APEX is Las Vegas. The whole card will probably be obtainable in English and Spanish on ESPN+, beginning with the prelims at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT and persevering with with the principle card at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT.

Undefeated Gane (8-0, combating out of Paris, France) is coming off his first profitable UFC principal occasion, having bested fellow contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik in February. The previous kickboxer instantly turned heads upon becoming a member of the UFC roster in 2019, choosing up sensational wins over former champion Junior Dos Santos, Don’Story Mayesr and Raphael Pessoa. Gane now hopes to proceed his momentum with one other high-level efficiency to stake his declare for a title shot.

Seasoned veteran Volkov (33-8, combating out of Moscow, Russia) kicked off his 2021 marketing campaign with a spectacular TKO victory over Alistair Overeem this previous February. With 22 knockout victories on his resume, Volkov has additionally stopped former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum, Walt Harris and Stefan Struve in emphatic trend. Volkov now has his sights on cementing his standing as a title risk by handing Gane his first profession loss.

Dynamic striker Boser (19-8-1, combating out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is losing no time returning to the Octagon together with his sight set on delivering one other spectacular KO win. All through his UFC run he has earned spectacular finishes in opposition to Raphael Pessoa and Philipe Lins. Boser now hopes to benefit from his second co-main occasion spot by stopping Saint Preux.

Gifted finisher Saint Preux (25-15, combating out of Knoxville, Tenn.) has confirmed to be simply as expert at hanging as he’s on the mat. A former interim mild heavyweight title challenger, he has netted memorable wins in opposition to Tyson Pedro, Corey Anderson and Shogun Rua. Saint Preux now goals to ship one other highlight-reel victory to safe his first UFC win at heavyweight.

Extra bouts on the cardboard embody:

• Kennedy Nzechukwu (8-1, combating out of Dallas, Texas) goes for his third consecutive win when he faces Danilo Marques (11-2, combating out of Huntington Seaside, Calif. by means of Sao Paulo, Brazil) in a light-weight heavyweight bout
• Featherweight finishers collide as Andre Fili (21-8, combating out of Sacramento, Calif.) returns to the Octagon in opposition to Daniel Pineda (27-14, 2 NC, combating out of Houston, Texas).
• Renato Moicano (14-4-1, combating out of Brasilia, Brazil) meets Jai Herbert (10-2, combating out of Wolverhampton, England) in an intriguing light-weight bout
• Raoni Barcelos (16-1, combating out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) faces Timur Valiev (17-2 1NC, combating out of Toms River, N.J. by means of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia) in a battle of promising bantamweights
• Unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov (13-0, combating out of Kokshetau, Kazakhstan) takes on returning Michel Prazeres (26-3, combating out of Belem, Para, Brazil) at welterweight
• Nicolas Dalby (19-3-1 2NC, combating out of Copenhagen, Denmark) squares off with Tim Means (31-12-1, 1 NC, combating out of Albuquerque, N.M.) in a welterweight bout
• Marcin Prachnio (14-5, combating out of Krasnodar, Russia) meets Ike Villanueva (17-11, combating out of Houston, Texas) at mild heavyweight
• No. 15 ladies’s bantamweight contender Julia Avila (8-2, combating out of Oklahoma Metropolis, Okla.) battles Julija Stoliarenko (9-5-1, combating out of Kaunas, Lithuania)
• Charles Rosa (13-5, combating out of Boca Raton, Fla. by means of Peabody, Mass.) takes on Justin Jaynes (16-7, combating out of Las Vegas, Nev.) in a featherweight bout assured to ship motion
• An thrilling light-weight combat sees veteran Yancy Medeiros (15-7, 1 NC, combating out of Makaha, Hawaii) lock horns with Damir Hadzovic (13-6, combating out of Copenhagen, Denmark)

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