The UFC will have heavyweights take center stage for its Super Bowl weekend show.
Dana White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that Alistair Overeem is set to face Alexander Volkov in a five-round clash on February 6th. Official rankings have Overeem and Volkov #5 and #6 respectively, so there’s a lot at stake here for both men.
Overeem (47-18-1 NC) is still going strong at 40 years of age. He’s won four of his last five, including TKO finishes of Augusto Sakai and Walt Harris in his last two fights. Only the heavy-handed Jairzinho Rozenstruik has bested him during this stretch, and Rozenstruik was behind on the scorecards prior to his fifth-round KO.