Volkan Oezdemir | 'No Time' Like The Present

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Hooker isn't Volkan Oezdemir's first rodeo.

The Swiss contender has been a mainstay in the UFC's light heavyweight rankings ever since he burst onto the world stage back in 2017. Now, as he gets set to make the walk to the Octagon for his 16th UFC bout, "No Time" is ready to push himself back towards the front of the queue at 205 pounds.

Oezdemir will take on fellow ranked light heavyweight Alonzo Menifield on the main card in Doha, Qatar, where he plans on claiming a statement victory to kick-start a charge back up the division.

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"It's a good fight, good matchup for me," he told UFC.com during his fight-week interview. "My goal,…