Heavyweights Alexander Volkov, Alexandr Romanov to battle at UFC Combat Evening 221

Heavyweight contenders will sq. off March 11 in Las Vegas.

UFC Fight Night 221 takes place at The Theater at Virgin Inns and can characteristic a heavyweight bout between Alexander Volkov (35-10 MMA, 9-4 UFC) and Alexandr Romanov (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC).

Two individuals with information of the reserving just lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the matchup however requested to stay nameless for the reason that promotion has but to make an official announcement. Eurosport NL first reported the bout Tuesday.

Volkov, 34, alternated wins and losses over his most up-to-date 5 fights. In June, Volkov defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik within the UFC Fight Night 207 important occasion. Volkov is 5-2 in his most up-to-date seven fights, all towards UFC-ranked opponents.

Romanov, 32, appears to bounce again from a majority decision loss to Marcin Tybura at UFC 278 in August. The defeat was the primary of his profession. Notable UFC wins for Romanov embody Juan Espino, Chase Sherman and Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

With the addition, the UFC Combat Evening 221 lineup consists of:

• Merab Dvalishivli vs. Petr Yan
• Alexandr Romanov vs. Alexander Volkov
• Abu Azaitar vs. Sedriques Dumas
• Lukasz Brzeski vs. Karl Williams
• JJ Aldrich vs. Ariane Lipski
• Raphael Assuncao vs. Kyler Phillips
• Jonathan Martinez vs. Mentioned Nurmagomedov
• Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti
• Tyson Nam vs. Bruno Silva

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Fight Night 221.