According to Bannikov, reported by Sport-Express, the 31-year-old fighter's new agreement with the promotion is for five fights.
“I want to tell all fans not to worry: Sasha has a new contract, he will return to the top and prove to everyone that the defeat by Ghana was an annoying misunderstanding,” added the manager.
On June 27, Volkov lost to Cyril Gan by refereeing decision at UFC Vegas 30, thereby suffering his third defeat in ten fights in the UFC, which became the ninth in his MMA career with 33 wins.
Earlier, Alexey Oleinik admitted that he expected Volkov to win in the battle with Gan.