In a heavyweight bout on the main card, Alexander Volkov takes on Alexandr Romanov Saturday at UFC Fight Night 221 — also known as UFC Vegas 71 — at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UFC Fight Night 221: Volkov vs. Romanov odds, and make our expert picks and predictions.
The fight is on ESPN+ with the prelims starting at 3 p.m. ET and the main card beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
Volkov has a 5-inch reach advantage and stands 5 inches taller than his counterpart. The Russian fighter holds a 4.88-to-3.78 significant strikes landed per minute advantage, too.
Volkov bounced back from a submission loss to Tom Aspinall on March 19, 2022, with a 1st-round KO/TKO of Jairzinho Rozenstruik last time out in June. He has alternated wins and losses in each of his past 5 bouts and went the distance in 2 of the past 4 contests.