What is the meaning behind Alexander Volkov's back tattoo?
Alexander Volkov's massive back tattoo depicts a Samurai helmet. The artwork is fundamentally based on the confrontation between life and death. According to Volkov's tattoo artist, Maxim Kislitsyn, the Samurai helmet embodies the two alienable essences of being. Per Kislitsyn, the massive back tattoo took two weeks to complete. Upon completion, the Moscow-based tattoo artist hailed Alexander Volkov's mental grit for sitting through 55 hours to get the back piece done. Check out Kislitsyn's post below:  Alexander Volkov first entered the UFC octagon with his brand new tattoo at UFC 254 against Walt Harris. Following his second-round KO victory over Harris, 'Drago' addressed his Samurai helmet back tattoo during the post-fight press conference:  It was really painful, it was (expletive) painful. Youre sure? And I said, Im sure. I dont have time. I just need to go to camp for my first time. So he said, OK  two weeks. '  Every day, he was making a tattoo and it was so painful, Volkov said. First, for five days it was OK because it takes all day. But the next week was really terrible. I was whining and crying, but I wanted to finish this. I wanted to go to my next fight with a full-made tattoo. But it was a really hard challenge in my life. I dont want do tattoo more.  Refusing to take the easy route and finish the tattoo in separate parts, Alexander Volkov chose to get the tattoo done in one go. My mind, I dont like anything thats not finished, Volkov said. I like that everything is finished. For me, its bad to go to the fights and have a tattoo (not done). I just wanted to finish everything and go to the camp. So this says something about me and my mind.  Volkov recently posted a photo on Instagram, claiming that his back tattoo essentially represented his alter ego. "My alter ego. It's watching you!," wrote Volkov. Alexander Volkov is set to face Ciryl Gane next  UFC Vegas 30 will mark the final event of June 2021 for the MMA promotion. The fight card is scheduled to be headlined with a heavyweight banger between Alexander Volkov and Ciryl Gane. Both combatants are riding the momentum of massive wins in their last outings. The victor of the forthcoming bout can certainly expect a title shot further down the line. Also Read: 3 reasons why Cyril Gane will continue his undefeated streak at UFC Vegas 30 and 2 reasons why he won't  Edited by Avinash Tewari