After his bout at UFC 125, Volkmann said that he wanted to fight U.S. President Barack Obama because he disagreed with his policies and asserting, "Someone needs to knock some sense into that idiot."
Efter kampen på UFC 125, sagde Volkmann at han ville kæmpe mod USA's daværende præsident Barack Obama fordi han var uenig i hans politik og sagde: "Someone needs to knock some sense into that idiot."