Volkov looks to the future

“Everything is good,” Volkov told MMA Junkie on Tuesday. “I just took a small break for myself. I trained and competed in grappling and then I decided to take a break and vacation for myself. I visited Russia, which is my home.

“Now, I’ve come back and I’m ready to prepare for my new fight. … Now, we know Jon Jones retired and things moved on. Maybe it’s time to come back, to have a good fight, and maybe after, fight for the belt.”

“I could fight for the title any time the UFC asks me to fight,” Volkov said. “I’m ready for it 100 percent. But the decision is made by another person, not me. This is why I think I don’t want to say I need to wait or something, because it’s a bad position also. After my loss, I don’t have a good position to say I want to fight for the title or the belt. I understand this sport. I have my last fight as a loss in my stats.

“I should go out first and maybe have one fight and go to the title then. I don’t know who it should be. Maybe you can help me because I hear a lot about Almeida as well. Maybe him, maybe another fighter. … Maybe it makes sense to fight with him because we’re contenders for the belt. Now, it looks like an interesting fight for me.”

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