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Volkan Oezdemir Wants To Continue Riding The Momentum

Swiss Light Heavyweight Hs Riding The Crest Of A Wave As He Looks To Notch A Third Straight Win At UFC Fight Night: Yan vs Figueiredo

By Simon Head • Nov. 21, 2024

Life is looking pretty good for Swiss light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir.

From 2020 to the end of 2022, Oezdemir endured a patchy run of form as he lost three out of four bouts inside the Octagon.

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But since then, things have picked up spectacularly, courtesy of back-to-back first-round finishes. A rear-naked choke submission of Bogdan Guskov in Paris last year turned the ship around, and a one-shot knockout of Johnny Walker in Riyadh in June ensured that it’s full steam ahead for Oezdemir as he gets set for his next test.