''UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 207'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 65'' or ''UFC Vegas 56'') was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

event produced by the

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that took place on June 4, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the

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, United States.

Background

A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov and

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Jairzinho Rozenstruik (born 17 March 1988) is a Surinamese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He currently holds the record for second fast ...

headlined the event. A light heavyweight bout between

Alonzo Menifield Alonzo Menifield (born October 18, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, he has formerly fought in Bellator and the ...

and

Nicolae Negumereanu Nicolae Negumereanu (born September 4, 1994), commonly known as Nick Negumereanu, is a Romanian mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Light heavyweight division in the UFC. A former Real Xtreme Fighting (RXF) Light Heavyweig ...

was scheduled for the event. However, Negumereanu was removed from the event due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Askar Mozharov. A middleweight bout between

Joaquin Buckley Joaquin Yuconri Buckley (born April 27, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Bellator ...

and Abusupiyan Magomedov was linked to this event. However, the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Darrick Minner Darrick Minner (born April 28, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in Auburn, Nebraska and raised in Nebraska City, Minner wrestled at Nebra ...

was scheduled to face Damon Jackson in a featherweight bout at the event. However, Minner was pulled due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by newcomer Daniel Argueta.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. * Fight of the Night: Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Trizano * Performance of the Night: Karine Silva and Ode' Osbourne

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References