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Chris Taylor - September 3, 2017

The UFC returned to Rotterdam yesterday for UFC Fight Night 115. The fight card was headlined by a heavyweight main event which saw Alexander Volkov score a third-round TKO victory over hometown favorite Stefan Struve.

Chris Taylor - September 2, 2017

Today’s ‘UFC Fight Night 115’ event in Rotterdam, Netherlands delivered with some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, the UFC handed out three “Performance of the night” awards at this afternoon’s UFC Fight Night 115 post-fight press conference.

Chris Taylor - September 2, 2017

A heavyweight scrap between perennial division contenders Stefan Struve and Alexander Volkov served as the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 115 fight card in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Round one begins and Struve lands a right hand early. Both fighters fire off low kicks. Volkov lands another. He goes to the body with a right hand. Struve responds with a hard jab. He lands a flying knee and then misses with an uppercut. Struve circles and then lands a low kick. Volkov presses forward and lands an uppercut. Struve gets off of the fence and takes the center of the cage. He fires off a pair of left jabs. Struve with a head kick. Volkov catches the strike and lands a takedown. Struve is back to his feet and scores with a massive uppercut. He lands another. Volkov appears to be stunned. He retreats and then lands a nice kick to the body of Stefan. Struve returns fire with a body kick of his own. He attempts a knee. Volkov looks frustrated now. Struve with another big uppercut. The fighters clinch and Volkov lands a nice knee inside. They break and Struve just misses with a head kick. He leaps in with a knee that cuts Volkov. Alexander scores a takedown and winds up in half guard. He begins raining down some serious ground and pound. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - September 2, 2017

A middleweight scrap between Siyar Bahadurzada and Rob Wilkinson served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 115 fight card in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Wilkinson lands a low kick to start things off. Rob is walking forward early here. He lands a push kick to the body and then another. Siyar needs to find a way inside. Wilkinson misses with a head kick and Bahadurzada lands a nice right hand. They break and Wilkinson misses with another head kick attempt. He paws with his left jab and then throws a kick to the body of Siyar. Bahadurzada circles and then lands a right hand over the top. Wilkinson shoots in and unloads a knee. Siyar is pressed up against the cage but fires off a knee from the position. Wilkinson scores a takedown. Siyar scrambles right back to his feet. They battle against the cage exchanging knees. Siyar lands a nice left hook as they break. Ninety seconds remain. Siyar with a huge switch kick to the body. That hurt Wilkinson. Siyar attempts a d’arce choke. It is tight. Wilkinson scrambles and breaks free. We are back to standing and Wilkinson presses Siyar against the cage. He lands another big takedown. Siyar immediately scrambles back up to his feet. A good knee lands for Rob. Round one comes to an end.