How To Watch Or Live Stream UFC On ESPN 11: Curtis Blaydes Vs. Alexander Volkov

The headlining bout of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 fight card features a matchup between two top-10 ranked heavyweights. In that contest, Curtis Blaydes, who is the No. 3 ranked fighter in the official UFC heavyweight rankings, meets the No. 7 ranked Alexander Volkov.

Blaydes was 5-0 when he joined the UFC in 2016. He got a tough draw for his UFC debut. Not only did Blaydes have to travel from the United States to Croatia, but he had to face the heavy-handed Francis Ngannou. Blaydes lost that fight by doctor stoppage TKO when a swollen eye would not let him continue past the second round.

After his TKO loss, Blaydes went unbeaten in his next six fights. In 2018, he and Ngannou met again. Ngannou won that fight by knockout in 45 seconds. Blaydes bounced back from that defeat with three straight wins. He has knockout victories in his two most recent outings.

Volkov, who hails from Moscow, Russia, is a former heavyweight champion with Bellator and M1-Global. He gave up his M1 title to sign with the UFC in 2016. His record with the promotion is 5-1. Volkov’s only loss with the UFC is a late third-round knockout defeat at the hands of Derrick Lewis. Volkov’s most recent bout ended with him scoring a decision win over Greg Hardy.

How To Watch or Live Stream UFC on ESPN 11:

UFC on ESPN 11 takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. ESPN broadcasts the entire event. ESPN+ also streams the complete fight card.

Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)

Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov

Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos

Raquel Pennington vs. Marion Reneau

Belal Muhammad vs. Lyman Good

Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts

Preliminary card (ESPN/ESPN+)

Clay Guida vs. Bobby Green

Tecia Torres vs. Brianna Van Buren

Marc-André Barriault vs. Oskar Piechota

Cortney Casey vs. Gillian Robertson

Roxanne Modafferi vs. Lauren Murphy

Austin Hubbard vs. Max Rohskopf