UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve (also known as UFC Fight Night 115) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 2, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 2, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy | |||
| City | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Attendance | 10,224[1] | |||
| Total gate | $900,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve headlined the event.[3][4]
Promotional newcomer Abu Azaitar was expected to face Siyar Bahadurzada at the event, but pulled out in early August and was replaced by fellow newcomer Rob Wilkinson.[5]
Also in early August, Islam Makhachev pulled out of a scheduled bout against Michel Prazeres and was replaced by another newcomer in Mads Burnell.[6]
On August 11, Marcos Rogério de Lima was pulled from his bout against Saparbek Safarov after being flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on August 1.[7] Subsequently, Safarov was also forced from the card with a rib injury.[8]
Nick Hein was expected to face promotional newcomer Zabit Magomedsharipov at this event, but pulled out on August 21 due to injury.[9] Hein was replaced by promotional newcomer Mike Santiago .[10]
Former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie was expected to face Marion Reneau at the event. However, de Randamie pulled out of the fight on August 25 citing injury.[11] She was replaced by promotional newcomer Talita Bernardo.[12]
At the weigh ins, Michel Prazeres missed the lightweight limit of 156 pounds, coming in at 159 pounds. As a result his bout with Mads Burnell was changed to a catchweight and Prazeres was fined 20% of his purse.[13]
Results
| Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Stefan Struve | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:30 | |
| Middleweight | Siyar Bahadurzada | def. | Rob Wilkinson | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:10 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Marion Reneau | def. | Talita Bernardo | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:54 | |
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Darren Till | def. | Bojan Veličković | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mairbek Taisumov | def. | Felipe Silva | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:24 | |
| Catchweight (159 lb) | Michel Prazeres | def. | Mads Burnell | Submission (north-south choke) | 3 | 1:26 | |
| Lightweight | Rustam Khabilov | def. | Desmond Green | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Aleksandar Rakić | def. | Francimar Barroso | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Zabit Magomedsharipov | def. | Mike Santiago | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:22 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Abdul-Kerim Edilov | def. | Bojan Mihajlović | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:32 | |
| Lightweight | Thibault Gouti | def. | Andrew Holbrook | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:28 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[15]
- Fight of the Night: Alexander Volkov vs. Stefan Struve
- Performance of the Night: Mairbek Taisumov and Zabit Magomedsharipov