5 contenders for the Fight of the Night award at UFC London: Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall

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This weekend sees the UFC return to London for their latest Fight Night. With a number of the UK’s top fighters competing on the card, this should be a great show.

UFC Fight Night: Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall features a number of excellent fights on tap, with some great-sounding matches on both the main card and the prelims.

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So with at least a handful of $50k bonuses on offer, which fighters will put on the best show when they step into the octagon this weekend?

Here are five contenders for the Fight of the Night award at this weekend’s UFC event.

#5. UFC lightweight: Ilia Topuria vs. Jai Herbert

Ilia Topuria will be hoping to produce some fireworks against Jai Herbert this weekend

Georgian lightweight prospect Ilia Topuria has already found himself heavily in the spotlight this week thanks to a wild confrontation with fellow prospect Paddy Pimblett, despite the two men not being scheduled to face one another.

Topuria will be looking to make the most of his newly-found fame this weekend, but it won’t be easy. He’s faced with a tricky opponent in the form of the UK’s Jai Herbert.

Based on what we’ve seen previously from these two lightweights, this could be a truly fantastic fight. Of the two men, it’s hard to dispute the idea that Topuria is the more proven, but Herbert is no slouch in his own right.

Topuria is currently 3-0 in the UFC. While his first bout there went the distance, he’s finished his other two opponents via knockout, meaning he has 10 finishes on his overall ledger. Essentially, he’s wildly aggressive on both the ground and the feet.

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Herbert, meanwhile, was involved in one of 2020’s wildest UFC fights alongside Francisco Trinaldo. While he came out on the wrong end of a knockout in that one, his last bout saw him take out fellow heavy hitter Khama Worthy in violent fashion.

Overall, it’s likely that these two men will meet in the middle of the octagon and exchange until one goes down, making it a surefire contender for the Fight of the Night award.