UFC London Exclusive Fighter Interviews: Volkan Oezdemir and Jordan Rinaldi

By June M. Williams and Shakiel Mahjouri

Bloodyelbow.com

Our own Shakiel “Shak” Mahjouri recently interviewed top-ranked Light Heavyweight UFC Fighter, Volkan Oezdemir, and fellow UFC Fighter, 155 lb Jordan Rinaldi, who will both fight at UFC London (UFC FN 147) event on Saturday the 16th of March, featuring Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal on ESPN+ 5.

1st: Volkan Oezdemir, who will be fighting on the Main Card against Dominick Reyes, ’I still want to fight’ Alexander Gustafsson:

Oezdemir faced Anthony Smith on October 27, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138, where he lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round, bringing him to a 15-3-0 record. Volkan is scheduled to face Dominick Reyes at London’s UFC Fight Night 147 event.

In his exclusive BE Presents interview with Shak, Volkan chats about the life-changing charity work he was able to do through the UFC, how he is preparing for Jon Jones, despite his visa issues, and whether or not light-heavyweights are better off steering clear of Jon Jones. Most importantly, he makes his case for a fight vs. Alexander Gustafsson.

Questions can be found at:

• 0:25 – What is Volkan Oezdemir doing when he isn’t fighting?
• 1:23 – Volkan Oezdemir’s visa issues
• 3:05 – Volkan Oezdemir on charity work
• 7:00 – Volkan Oezdemir on coming off back-to-back losses
• 8:08 – Volkan Oezdemir on Dominick Reyes fight
• 9:55 – Volkan Oezdemir on the state of light-heavyweight
• 11:28 – Are light-heavyweights better off fighting in other divisions?

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