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Vologdin just fought in April, going to a majority draw with John Castaneda in a wild back and forth where he threw over 200 strikes. Musasa? He's had a brutal welcome to the Octagon, dropping two straight including a nasty rear naked choke loss to Carlos Vera in just over three minutes.\n\nThe matchup itself is interesting as hell. Vologdin's an orthodox fighter who loves to let his hands go, landing 96 strikes in that Castaneda fight even though he only connected on 43 percent. Musasa, fighting southpaw out of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has shown decent striking accuracy at 53 percent but got caught cold by Vera's grappling. That nickname 'The KO Wizard' hasn't shown up yet in the UFC, and he needs it to appear fast.\n\nHere's the thing about Vologdin: dude has cardio for days and isn't afraid to get into a firefight. He threw 222 strikes across three rounds last time out. 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