“Pavlovich vs. Pavlovich?” Alexander Volkov shows off physique update and jokes at new clean shave look

Alexander Volkov shows off new shaven look ahead of potential fight with Sergei Pavlovich in Saudi Arabia.

“Pavlovich vs. Pavlovich?” Alexander Volkov shows off physique update and jokes at new clean shave look

Alexander Volkov new look (Image via Imago/Instagram)

Alexander Volkov is ready for his next UFC matchup. The heavyweight fighter recently took to Instagram to show off his new look as he prepares to face Sergei Pavlovich in Saudi Arabia. Here is what happened:

Alexander Volkov is pretty active on social media. With an Instagram following of 366K followers, the Russian fighter recently updated fans on his latest look. Usually rocking a beard, Volkov has decided to shave it off and go for a freshly shaven look. He went on Instagram where he posted a mirror selfie in his shorts, revealing his fresh look while flexing. Sergei Pavlovich adorns a similar blonde hair clean shave look. Thus, Volkov wrote on his Instagram story: 

Okay. How do you look at the bullet. Pavlovich vs Pavlovich.
Alexander Volkov via Instagram
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Alexander Volkov was previously supposed to fight Jailton Almeida at UFC 302. The bout was to take place this June at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey. However, it was called off and Volkov will now take on Sergei Pavlovich at the UFC Fight Night this June in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Alexander Volkov’s Instagram story (Image via Instagram)

Volkov is currently on a three-fight win streak. His last fight was against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 293. Volkov won the fight after he submitted Tuivasa in the second round with an Ezekiel choke. Meanwhile, Pavlovich is coming off a number-one contender loss after he fought Tom Aspinall for the position at UFC 295.

Alexander Volkov’s massive Samurai tattoo

Alexander Volkov’s back tattoo is a massive piece that he got following his loss to Curtis Blaydes in June 2020. The tattoo featured a giant tribal manta ray in the center. Volkov’s tattoo got him a decent amount of attention because of how big and intricately detailed it was. However, this was not the end of his tattoo journey.

Former training partners Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov
Former training partners Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov(via Telecom Asia)

The UFC heavyweight covered up that tattoo last year and got an even bigger piece done. This time, it was a giant Samurai helmet which symbolizes the tussle between life and death. Volkov revealed at the UFC 254 press conference that he got the tattoo done in one go which took nearly two weeks to complete.

Volkov said that he did not like anything that was not finished. His tattoo artist praised him for sitting through nearly 55 hours of needlework. According to Volkov, the pain was excruciating towards the end, however, he went through it because he did not wish to go into his next fight with an incomplete tattoo.

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