Rizvan Kuniev

Volkov fought with more aggression and urgency early and controlled Kuniev in the clinch, where Kuniev usually has success. He repeated that work in the second round. In the third Volkov took the fight to the canvas and spent the final 90 seconds on Kuniev's back hunting for submissions. The judges scored it 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27.

Key moments

• Volkov won the clinch exchanges through the first two rounds.
• Volkov spent the last 90 seconds of the fight on Kuniev's back looking for a submission.

Kuniev hurt Fortune on the feet multiple times. He showed control and defensive wrestling in the clinch. Kuniev closed the fight early in round three with strikes.

Key moments

• Kuniev hurt Fortune on the feet multiple times.
• Kuniev showed control and defensive wrestling in the clinch.
• Kuniev closed the fight early in round three with strikes.

The Daineko fight was one of Kuniev's key regional wins because it ended with a corner stoppage after three rounds and delivered the Eagle FC heavyweight title.

Key moments

• Kuniev beat Daineko by corner stoppage at the end of round three.
• The victory won him the Eagle FC heavyweight belt.
• It followed his February 2020 decision over Ruud Vernooij.

The result mattered because it showed he could bank rounds cleanly between the more visible late finishes over Abasov and Daineko.

Key moments

• Kuniev beat Vernooij by unanimous decision over three rounds.
• The win came roughly five months after the TKO of Shamil Abasov.
• It set up the later Eagle FC title fight with Vladimir Daineko.

The result mattered because it reminded opponents that his heavyweight game was not only about top pressure and punches.

Key moments

• Kuniev submitted Yadegari with a rear-naked choke at 2:00 of round one.
• The bout came eleven months after the first-round TKO of Jose Jimenez.
• It was Kuniev's second recorded submission win.