Ivan OrekhovCorrespondent SportAll materialsThe two hundred and fourth tournament of the Fight Night series of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be held on Saturday in London, in his main fight, the sixth number in the heavyweight rating, Russian Alexander Volkov, will face Briton Tom Aspinall (11th division number). Despite the sports banIz — due to the events in Ukraine, the duel between Volkov and Aspinell was in danger of failure for a long time. The widespread suspension of domestic athletes from competitions, difficulties with a flight to London — all these factors could play against the Russian heavyweight. However, the head of the UFC, Dana White, assured that the league did not intend to make changes to tournaments with the participation of athletes from Russia, and Volkov himself, who in October closed the defeat from Cyril Gan with a triumph over Marcin Tybura, continued to prepare for the most important fight. «The tournament and the fights have not yet canceled, preparations are underway, I still plan to speak, — the fighter noted in a conversation with a correspondent. — The UFC received a request to leave Russia in advance, three weeks before the fight. But it must be recalled that less than a month ago I had a coronavirus and just started recruiting form, and in a foreign city without sparring partners and the necessary conditions, without a full-fledged team, it is very difficult to hope for a full-fledged training.
