5 interesting moments from UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik

#4. A pivotal point deduction

Joe Solecki wins (Photo from @UFC via Instagram)

When Joe Solecki locked horns with Alex da Silva Coehlo, things did not look great for him from the jump. The opening minute saw Solecki get dropped and the Brazilian eagerly looking for a finish.

Solecki, ever the durable fighter, stayed composed and survived, even having a bit of success later in the round with a guillotine attempt.

The second round was the best for the American. He scored a takedown, secured a dominant position in taking his opponent's back, and continued to threaten with submission threats. In an attempt to get back to his feet, da Silva Coelho time and time again broke the rules by locking his fingers and toes in the fence, along with illegally holding onto his opponent's glove.

Entering the third and final round, it seemed that the Brazilian needed a finish on account of the point deduction from the previous round. The third round was close but two of the judges scored it for da Silva Coelho. The fouls in round two were the downfall of the Brazilian, who lost via majority decision (28-27, 29-27, 28-28).

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#3. Alonzo Menifield is fired up after finishing UFC newcomer

Alonzo Menifield scores a first-round finish(Photo from @atomicalonzomenifield via Instagram)

As Alonzo Menifield entered fight week, things started to get a little weird with his opponent, Askar Mozharov.

From 25-7 to 21-11 and now, following his first-round TKO loss to 'Atomic', 19-13, Mozharov has the most tempestuous record that UFC fans have ever seen, for this is not a common issue. The fluctuation in his record comes from Mozharov fabricating his wins with fights that might've never really happened, and putting his losses under a different name.

This did not sit well with Menifield, and understandably so. It's only fair for a fighter to know his opponent's actual record and Menifield felt that Mozharov padded his record with faux victories.

Regardless, the UFC-tenured fighter scored a first-round TKO victory. He didn't want to stop there, though. Menifield and Mozharov shared some trash talk in the cage and it boiled over to after the fight as well.