After 13 months away, Alexander Volkov returned to action in his home country on Saturday while also getting back in the win column.
Volkov used an effective striking attack over three rounds to get the better of Greg Hardy, who accepted the fight on short notice after former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was forced out of the fight. When it was all said and done, Volkov got the job done with all three scorecards reading 30-27 in his favor.
It was an important win for the Russian after he suffered his first UFC loss last October in a shocking come from behind performance from Derrick Lewis.