nationality birth_date mma_decwin mma_decloss mma_subloss other_names image_size team rank mma_kowin image name mma_subwin years_active birth_place height mma_koloss weight reach_in weight_class fighting_out_of article_title sherdog style
russian 24 october 1988 5 3 2 drago 200px black house gracie barra alliance jiu-jitsu gym '' in brazilian jiu-jitsu '' brown belt in ashihara '' '' blue belt 17 aleksandr volkov.jpg alexander volkov 2 2009-present moscow , soviet union 6 7 1 235 lb kg st on 81 heavyweight stary oskol , belgorod , russia alexander volkov -lrb- fighter -rrb-
 40951 ashihara , kyokushin , brazilian jiu-jitsu
alexander volkov -lrb- fighter -rrb-

alexander yevgenievich volkov -lrb- ; born october 24 , 1988 -rrb- is a russian mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division .
a professional mma competitor since 2009 , volkov has competed almost exclusively for the m-1 global promotion .
he is currently signed with bellator mma .
according to the global-mma .
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