UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
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A poster or logo for UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve.
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | 2 September 2017 | |||
| Venue | Ahoy Rotterdam | |||
| City | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
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UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve (also known as UFC Fight Night 115) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on 2 September 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve is expected to headline the event.
Promotional newcomer Abu Azaitar was expected to face Siyar Bahadurzada at the event, but pulled out in early August and was replaced by fellow newcomer Rob Wilkinson.
Also in early August, Islam Makhachev pulled out of a scheduled bout against Michel Prazeres and was replaced by another newcomer in Mads Burnell.
On August 11, Marcos Rogério de Lima was pulled from his bout against Saparbek Safarov after being flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a potential anti-doping violation. The potential violation stems from an out-of-competition sample collected on August 1. Subsequently, Safarov was also forced from the card with a rib injury.
Nick Hein was expected to face promotional newcomer Zabit Magomedsharipov at this event, but pulled out on August 21 due to injury. The UFC is currently seeking a replacement.
Former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie was expected to faced Marion Reneau at the event. However, De Randamie pulled out of the fight on August 25 citing injury. Promtotion officials are reportedly searching for a replacement in an attempt to keep Reneau on the card.
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