UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov Full Card Preview
Heavyweights take center stage as the UFC returns to Las Vegas’ UFC Apex on Saturday, Feb. 6. Alexander Volkov and Alistair Overeem meet as the two vie to get back in the heavyweight title picture after spending most of their lengthy careers outside of the UFC. The two have combined for 106 professional MMA fights. The 13-fight card, scheduled to start at 5 p.m ET on ESPN+, also includes co-main event featuring UFC legend Frankie Edgar and talented bantamweight Cory Sandhagen. Also on the main card, starting at 8 p.m. ET, are two UFC debutants in flyweight Manel Kape (facing Alexandre Pantoja) and featherweight Askar Askar (facing Cody Stamann). Exciting lightweights Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush cap the main card.
Featherweight
Ode Osbourne (-187)
Record: 8-3 (0-1 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Brian Kelleher (R1 guillotine); def. Armando Villareal (R1 armbar); def. Kelly Offield (R1 triangle)
Jerome Rivera (+155)
Record: 10-4 (0-2 UFC) |Age: 25
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 72.5″
Wins: 7 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Francisco Figueiredo (un. dec.); L to Tyson Nam (R2 TKO); def. Luis Rodriguez (un. dec.)
Featherweight
Youssef Zalal (-247)
Record: 10-3 (3-1 UFC) |Age: 24
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 2 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 3 DEC
Recent fights: L to Ilia Topuria (un. dec.); def. Peter Barrett (un. dec.); def. Jordan Griffin (un. dec.)
Seung Woo Choi (+196)
Record: 8-3 (1-2 UFC) |Age: 28
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 74.5″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Suman Mokhtarian (un. dec.); L to Gavin Tucker (R3 RNC); L to Movsar Evloev (un. dec.)
Women’s Flyweight
Molly McCann (-161)
Record: 10-3 (3-2 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 62″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Taila Santos (un. dec.); def. Diana Belbita (un. dec.); def. Ariane Lipski (un. dec.)
Lara Procopio (+132)
Record: 6-1 (0-1 UFC) |Age: 25
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 67.5″
Wins: 1 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Karol Rosa (split dec.); def. Sidy Rocha (un. dec.); def. Mariana Morais (un. dec.)
Women’s Bantamweight
Karol Rosa (-240)
Record: 13-3 (2-0 UFC) |Age: 26
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 67.5″
Wins: 4 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Vanessa Melo (un. dec.); def. Lara Procopio (split dec.); def. Gisele Moreira (R3 TKO)
Joselyne Edwards (+193)
Record: 10-2 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 25
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Yanan Wu (un. dec.); def. Pamela Gonzalez (R1 TKO); L to Sarah Alpar (split dec.)
Catchweight: 160 pounds
Justin Jaynes (+236)
Record: 16-6 (1-2 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 67.5″
Wins: 8 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Gabriel Benitez (R1 TKO); L to Gavin Tucker (R3 RNC); def. Frank Camacho (R1 TKO)
Devonte Smith (-298)
Record: 10-2 (2-1 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 9 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Khama Worthy (R1 KO); def. Dong Hyun Ma (R1 TKO); def. Julian Erosa (R1 TKO)
Featherweight
Timur Valiev (-361)
Record: 16-2, 1 NC (0-0, 1 NC UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: NC with Trevin Jones; def. Taigro Costa (un. dec.); def. Giovanni da Silva (R1 TKO)
Martin Day (+278)
Record: 8-5 (0-3 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 3 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Anderson dos Santos (R1 guillotine); L to Davey Grant (R3 KO); L to Pingyuan Liu (split dec.)
Light Heavyweight
Mike Rodriguez (-239)
Record: 11-5, 1 NC (2-3, 1 NC UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 82.5″
Wins: 9 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Ed Herman (R3 kimura); def. Marcin Prachnio (R1 TKO); L to Da Un Jung (R1 TKO)
Danilo Marques (+192)
Record: 10-2 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 35
Height: 6-6 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 4 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Khadis Ibragimov (un. dec.); def. Cleiton Caetano (un. dec.); def. Marck Polimeno (armbar)
Lightweight
Michael Johnson (-222)
Record: 19-16 (11-12 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73.5″
Wins: 8 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 9 SUB
Recent fights: L to Thiago Moises (R2 ankle lock); L to Stevie Ray (maj. dec.); L to Josh Emmett (R3 KO)
Clay Guida (+178)
Record: 35-20 (15-14 UFC) |Age: 39
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 16 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 11 SUB
Recent fights: L to Bobby Green (un. dec.); L to Jim Miller (R1 guillotine); def. BJ Penn (un. dec.)
Lightweight
Diego Ferreira (-122)
Record: 17-2 (8-2 UFC) |Age: 36
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 3 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Anthony Pettis (R2 RNC); def. Mairbek Taisumov (un. dec.); def. Rustam Khabilov (un. dec.)
Beneil Dariush (-102)
Record: 19-4-1 (13-4-1 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 5 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Scott Holtzman (R1 KO); def. Drakkar Klose (R2 KO); def. Frank Camacho (R1 RNC)
Featherweight
Cody Stamann (-462)
Record: 19-3-1 (5-2-1 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 64.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Jimmie Rivera (un. dec.); def. Brian Kelleher (un. dec.); Draw with Yadong Song (maj. dec.)
Askar Askar (+343)
Record: 11-1 (UFC debut) |Age: 26
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 69.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Kevin Wirth (un. dec.); L to Saidyokub Kakharamonov (R1 KO); def. Alberto Martinez Jr. (R1 RNC)
Flyweight
Alexandre Pantoja (-135)
Record: 22-5 (6-3 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 8 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 5 DEC
Recent fights: L to Askar Askarov (un. dec.); def. Matt Schnell (R1 KO); L to Deiveson Figueiredo (un. dec.)
Manel Kape (+109)
Record: 15-4 (UFC debut) |Age: 27
Height: 5-5 | Reach: n/a
Wins: 9 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Kai Asakura (R2 TKO); def. Takeya Mizugaki (R2 KO); def. Seiichiro Ito (R2 TKO)
Bantamweight
Cory Sandhagen (-413)
Record: 13-2 (6-1 UFC) |Age: 28
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 5 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Marlon Moraes (R2 KO); L to Aljamain Sterling (R1 RNC); def. Raphael Assuncao (un dec.)
Frankie Edgar (+313)
Record: 24-8-1 (18-8-1 UFC) |Age: 39
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 7 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: def. Pedro Munhoz (split dec.); L to Chan Sung Jung (R1 TKO); L to Max Holloway (un dec.)
Heavyweight
Alistair Overeem (+156)
Record: 47-18, 1 NC (12-7 UFC) |Age: 40
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 23 KO, 19 SUB | Losses: 13 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Augusto Sakai (R5 TKO); def. Walt Harris (R2 TKO); L to Jairzinho Rozenstruik (R5 KO)
Alexander Volkov (-188)
Record: 32-8 (6-2 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 6-7 | Reach: 81″
Wins: 21 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Walt Harris (R2 KO); L to Curtis Blaydes (un. dec.); def. Greg Hardy (un dec.)
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