Alexander
Volkov will square off against Ciryl Gane
in the featured bout of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card on
June 26.
ESPN was first to report the heavyweight matchup. The card does
not yet have an official venue or location.
Volkov has been victorious in three of his last four UFC
appearances. Most recently, the 32-year-old Russian dominated
Alistair
Overeem en route to a second-round TKO at UFC Fight Night 184
on Feb. 6. His UFC tenure includes wins over the likes of Walt Harris,
Fabricio
Werdum, Stefan
Struve, Roy Nelson
and Timothy
Johnson.
Gane is unbeaten in eight professional outings — including five in
the UFC. The Frenchman is coming off a five-round verdict over
Jairzinho
Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Fight Night 186 on Feb.
27.