{{short description|UFC mixed martial arts event in 2017}} {{Infobox MMA event |name=UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve |image=UFC Fight Night Rotterdam Struve vs. Volkov.jpg |promotion=Ultimate Fighting Championship |date= {{start date|2017|09|02}} |venue= Rotterdam Ahoy |city= Rotterdam, Netherlands |attendance=10,224<ref name="attendance/gate">{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/09/ufc-fight-night-115-attendance-rotterdam|title=UFC-Rotterdam attendance takes slight dip from Dutch debut|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2017-09-02|access-date=2017-09-02}}</ref> |gate=$900,000<ref name="attendance/gate" /> |previousevent=UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno |followingevent=UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 }} '''''UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve''''' (also known as '''''UFC Fight Night 115''''') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 2, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/03/ufc-announces-2017-events-in-scotland-netherlands-and-poland|title=UFC announces 2017 events in Scotland, Netherlands and Poland|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Dann Stupp|date=2017-03-16|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>
==Background== A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve headlined the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/Struve-and-Volkov-Headline-UFC-Return-to-the-Netherlands|title=Struve and Volkov headline UFC's Fight return to the Netherlands|publisher=ufc.com|author=press release|date=2017-05-27|access-date=2017-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/05/stefan-struve-vs-alexander-volkov-headlines-septembers-ufc-fight-night-in-rotterdam|title=Stefan Struve vs. Alexander Volkov headlines September's UFC Fight Night in Rotterdam|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2017-05-27|access-date=2017-05-27}}</ref>
Promotional newcomer Abu Azaitar was expected to face Siyar Bahadurzada at the event, but pulled out in early August and was replaced by fellow newcomer Rob Wilkinson.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fightnewsaustralia.com/newly-signed-rob-wilkinson-to-face-siyar-bahadurzada-at-ufc-fight-night-115/|title=Newly signed Rob Wilkinson to face Siyar Bahadurzada at UFC Fight Night 115|publisher=fightnewsaustralia.com|author=C. Post|date=2017-07-30|access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref>
Also in early August, Islam Makhachev pulled out of a scheduled bout against Michel Prazeres and was replaced by another newcomer in Mads Burnell.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmadna.nl/islam-makhachev-out-mads-burnell-maakt-ufc-debuut-in-rotterdam-tegen-michel-prazeres/|title=Islam Makhachev out, Mads Burnell makes UFC debuut in Rotterdam against Michel Prazeres|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Marcel Dorff|date=2017-08-05|access-date=2017-08-08|language=nl}}</ref>
On August 11, Marcos Rogério de Lima was pulled from his bout against Saparbek Safarov after being flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on August 1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/8/11/16137130/marcos-rogerio-de-lima-flagged-for-potential-usada-violation-pulled-from-ufc-fight-night-115|title=Marcos Rogerio de Lima flagged for potential USADA violation, pulled from UFC Fight Night 115|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Shaun Al-Shatti|date=2017-08-11|access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref> Subsequently, Safarov was also forced from the card with a rib injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmadna.nl/ook-saparbek-safarov-vecht-niet-tijdens-ufc-rotterdam/|title=Saparbek Safarov will not fight during UFC Rotterdam|publisher=mmadna.nl|author=Marcel Dorff|date=2017-08-16|access-date=2017-08-16|language=nl}}</ref>
Nick Hein was expected to face promotional newcomer Zabit Magomedsharipov at this event, but pulled out on August 21 due to injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/08/nick-hein-ufc-rotterdam-featherweight-zabit-magomedsharipov|title=Nick Hein out at UFC-Rotterdam, promotion seeks featherweight foe for Zabit Magomedsharipov|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=John Morgan|date=2017-08-21|access-date=2017-08-22}}</ref> Hein was replaced by promotional newcomer Mike Santiago .<ref name="SantiagoIn">{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/08/mike-santiago-zabit-magomedsharipov-ufc-rotterdam|title=DWCS 7 winner Mike Santiago meets Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC-Rotterdam|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=John Morgan|date=2017-08-28|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>
Former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion Germaine de Randamie was expected to face Marion Reneau at the event. However, de Randamie pulled out of the fight on August 25 citing injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/08/germaine-de-randamie-out-ufc-fight-night-115|title=Germaine de Randamie out at UFC Fight Night 115, promotion seeking replacement|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=John Morgan|date=2017-08-25|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> She was replaced by promotional newcomer Talita Bernardo.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mmabrasil.com.br/talita-de-oliveira-substitui-de-randamie-e-encara-marion-reneau-no-ufc-fight-night-115|title=Talita de Oliveira replaces De Randamie and faces Marion Reneau at UFC Fight Night 115|publisher=mmabrasil.com.br|author=Gabriel Carvalho|date=2017-08-28|access-date=2017-08-28|language=pt|archive-date=2018-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029200420/http://mmabrasil.com.br/talita-de-oliveira-substitui-de-randamie-e-encara-marion-reneau-no-ufc-fight-night-115|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the weigh ins, Michel Prazeres missed the lightweight limit of 156 pounds, coming in at 159 pounds. As a result his bout with Mads Burnell was changed to a catchweight and Prazeres was fined 20% of his purse.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mmauno.com/one-fighter-misses-weight-3lbs-ufc-rotterdam/|title=One fighter misses weight by 3-pounds at UFC Rotterdam|publisher=mmauno.com|author=Jim Edwards|date=2017-09-01|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref>
==Results== {{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}} {{MMAevent bout |Heavyweight |Alexander Volkov |def. |Stefan Struve |TKO (punches) |3 |3:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Middleweight |Siyar Bahadurzada |def. |Rob Wilkinson |TKO (punches) |2 |3:10 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Women's Bantamweight |Marion Reneau |def. |Talita Bernardo |TKO (punches) |3 |4:54 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Leon Edwards |def. |Bryan Barberena |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent card|Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)|header=no}} {{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Darren Till |def. |Bojan Veličković |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Mairbek Taisumov |def. |Felipe Silva |KO (punch) |1 |1:24 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Catchweight (159 lb) |Michel Prazeres |def. |Mads Burnell |Submission (north-south choke) |3 |1:26| }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Rustam Khabilov |def. |Desmond Green |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) |3|5:00| }} {{MMAevent bout |Light Heavyweight |Aleksandar Rakić |def.|Francimar Barroso|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3|5:00| }} {{MMAevent bout |Featherweight |Zabit Magomedsharipov |def. |Mike Santiago |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |4:22 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Light Heavyweight |Abdul-Kerim Edilov |def. |Bojan Mihajlović |TKO (punches) |2 |2:32 | }} {{MMAevent bout |Lightweight |Thibault Gouti |def. |Andrew Holbrook |TKO (punches) |1 |4:28 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes=yes}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-rotterdam-2017|title=UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|access-date=2017-05-27}}</ref>
==Bonus awards== The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/09/ufc-rotterdam-bonuses-zabit-magomedsharipov-mairbek-taisumov-earn-50k-for-finishes|title=UFC-Rotterdam bonuses: Zabit Magomedsharipov, Mairbek Taisumov earn $50K for finishes|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2017-09-02|access-date=2017-09-02}}</ref> *'''Fight of the Night: Alexander Volkov vs. Stefan Struve''' * '''Performance of the Night: Mairbek Taisumov''' and '''Zabit Magomedsharipov'''
==See also== *List of UFC events *2017 in UFC
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:UFC Fight Night Category:2017 in mixed martial arts Category:Sports competitions in Rotterdam Category:2017 in Dutch sport Category:September 2017 sports events in Europe Category:Mixed martial arts in the Netherlands