Sony Sports to broadcast Overeem vs Volkov Live, Watch it at 6.30 AM on Sunday

UFC Combat Evening – Overeem vs Volkov Reside on Sony Sports activities: The Final Combating Championship (UFC) will return to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for the primary time in 2021 with an occasion headlined by a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov this weekend. Watch UFC Combat Evening – Overeem vs Volkov on February 7, 2021 LIVE and Unique on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3 (Hindi) channels from 6:30 am IST

In the primary occasion, thrilling heavyweight KO artists who’ve over 100 fights between them conflict as No. 5 ranked contender Alistair Overeem takes on No.6 Alexander Volkov. Within the co-main occasion, fan favourite bantamweight contenders, No. 2 ranked Cory Sandhagen faces No. 4 ranked Frankie Edgar. Additionally on the primary card, Manel Kape, Japan’s Rizin Combating Federation bantamweight champion, makes his extremely anticipated UFC debut in an enormous battle in opposition to No. 5 ranked flyweight Alexandre Pantoja. No. 13 ranked bantamweight contender Cody Stamann squares off with late substitute and newcomer Askar Askar at featherweight, whereas No. 10 ranked light-weight contender Diego Ferreira runs it again with No. 13 Beneil Dariush.

Watch UFC Combat Evening – Overeem vs Volkov on February 7, 2021 LIVE and Unique on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3 (Hindi) channels from 6:30 am IST

Heavyweight Bout (Essential Occasion) – Overeem vs Volkov

To date this yr we’ve had featherweights, welterweights, and lightweights in the primary occasion, however this weekend, we get the massive boys as Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov meet in a pivotal heavyweight conflict.

Overeem ended 2019 on a down word, getting stopped by Jairzinho Rozenstruik within the waning moments of their headlining conflict at the beginning of December, however he vowed to return in 2020 and embark on one final run on the UFC title. He arrives in Las Vegas for his 2021 debut having made good on that promise after posting consecutive stoppage victories over Walt Harris and Augusto Sakai to regular himself within the rankings and produce him again into the contender dialog. Talking to the media forward of his battle Overeem stated , “I’m nonetheless enhancing and even at 40 I feel you possibly can clearly see that in my fights. I’m nonetheless on a studying curve. However I’ve to be practical. I’m going to have a pair extra fights, then I’m going to hold up the gloves. If I win the belt, then the mission is accomplished”

The 32-year-old Volkov has been hovering on the fringes of rivalry since early 2018 when he pushed his promotional profitable streak to 4 with a decisive win over former champion Fabricio Werdum. He’s been inconsistent since then, splitting 4 appearances and alternating between losses to Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes and victories over Greg Hardy and the aforementioned Walt Harris. Now the towering Russian seems to halt Overeem’s late-career surge whereas propelling himself ahead in a heavyweight division the place issues are taking form and shifting briskly. Talking to the media forward of the battle Volkov stated, “Alistair Overeem was once certainly one of my favourite fighters after I was originally of my skilled profession and , we have now totally different kinds, however I’ve all the time been impressed by his bodily energy, the power to ship correct and laborious punches, in addition to his work within the clinch. On this regard, I do know his strengths and weaknesses very nicely. Recently, he has labored extra economically, however nonetheless, he stays simply as harmful. It’s unlikely that our battle will final all 5 rounds. I’m certain I can catch him making a mistake.”

Watch UFC Combat Evening – Overeem vs Volkov on February 7, 2021 LIVE and Unique on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 3 (Hindi) channels from 6:30 am IST