Alexander Volkov didn’t come right out and use the word “dirty” to describe the fight Stefan Struve fought on Saturday.
Struve poked Volkov in both eyes during the second round of their UFC Rotterdam main event before Volkov rallied to win via TKO at 3:10 of the third round in the Netherlands.
But the former Bellator heavyweight champion’s words, through his translator... well, didn’t need much in the way of interpretation.
“He worked not very cleanly, let’s say,” Volkov said at the post-fight press conference. “He always pushed his left arm forward with an open palm; it’s sad.