UFC 314 star's big Alex Volkanovski call
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At this stage of the Aussie’s career, no one really wanted to see that.
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“It’s hard, and I feel like it’s just happened now,” Volkanovski told Uncrowned ahead of his fight for the 145-pound championship against Diego Lopes at Saturday’s UFC 314 event in Miami.
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Former five-time defending UFC featherweight champion Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) was unbeaten for almost 10 years until he ran into lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) at UFC 284. Volkanovski fell merely short in his bid for dual-champion status when he was edged out by Makhachev in a competitive fight.
The main event of UFC 314 sees Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes battle it out to become the new UFC Featherweight Champion. Ilia Topuria vacated the title to move up to Lightweight, giving the men a huge opportunity to win gold in this Featherweight contest.
With the prior knowledge of facing both, incoming UFC 315 headliner, Alexander Volkanovski has boldly claimed Ilia Topuria will end the lightweight run of
Dan Hooker thinks a quick turnaround hampered Alexander Volkanovski ’s performance against Ilia Topuria.
Being an Australian, Volkanovski uses the Men at Work song “Land Down Under” as his walk-out song in the UFC. He began using the song after beating Max Holloway to become the UFC Featherweight Champion and continues to use it to this day.
Team Khabib Nurmagomedov hints that big fight news for Islam Makhachev is coming soon, teasing fans with an exciting update.
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MMA Fighting on MSNAlexander Volkanovski understands why people are questioning him after 2 knockout losses: ‘It’s easy to say ‘he’s done’’Alexander Volkanovski understands the narrative surrounding him ahead of UFC 314 that perhaps his best days are done after suffering back-to-back knockout losses to Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev.
Alexander Volkanovski’s legacy is on the line at UFC 314, where he takes on rising contender Diego Lopes in what many are calling a career-defining fight. After brutal back-to-back KO losses to Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria,