Volkan Oezdemir has two top contenders in mind after his brutal knockout win at UFC on ABC 6.
Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) knocked out Johnny Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in the first round of Saturday’s main card opener at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “No Time” has now won three of his last four fights.
The former title challenger shouted Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) in a post-fight interview in the Octagon.
“Just to climb the rankings,” Oezdemir explained to reporters at the UFC on ABC 6 post-fight press conference. “Blachowicz is going to be a fight for the crown of Europe. It’s going to be the most important fight for European fighters, so it’s a fight I want to do. And Jamahal Hill, I want that fight too. My goal is to climb the rankings, take over the division. I went back. ‘No Time’ is back. This is my time now and I’m here to show it.”
With Hill currently recovering from a knee injury and Blachowicz from shoulder surgery, Oezdemir isn’t sure he’ll get those fights anytime soon – especially since he’s aiming to return in September in Paris.
“They’re both injured right now, so I don’t really know what’s going to happen with this,” Oezdemir said. “I know I want a quick turnaround because I have my eye on Paris. I want to fight in France again. France is also my audience, so I would love to be there again at the end of September.
“I’m having my wedding in three weeks, so guys, I’m waiting for the 50 grand. I’m waiting for the 50 grand so I can have a great, great wedding. I’ll have a big party and enjoy it a bit before returning to the fight in Paris.”
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