However, there has been no response to this on Volkov’s part. Instead, he showed interest in facing other fighters from the division, such as Junior dos Santos or Alistair Overeem.
MMA Junkie reported on what Ngannou had to say about that.
Francis Ngannou: “Volkov has turned me down twice”
Volkov is a veteran of 38 professional MMA fights and has a 5-1 record in UFC. But according to Ngannou, a fight with him is something that ‘Drago’ has been avoiding for a while now.
However, Ngannou did not forget to give credit where it was due. He was all praises for the 31-year-old Russian and called him a “smart fighter”.
When asked about why Volkov might be avoiding a fight despite him being high-ranked, Ngannou admitted that he was not happy with how UFC was treating his position in the division.
Ngannou feels like the “gatekeeper” of Heavyweight
Ngannou is clearly frustrated at how the promotion has made him look like the necessary hurdle only, as anyone wanting a title shot would have to go through him, but he himself is being denied a shot at the Championship.
To support his comments, he brought up his past three opponents, all of whom he knocked out in the very first round. According to Ngannou, Curtis Blaydes, Junior dos Santos and Cain Valesquez were all in the run for the title had they won the bouts. But it was Ngannou who had three consecutive wins, instead, but without any word from UFC about a title shot.
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