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Alexander Volkanovski Tries to Calm ‘Unknown’ UFC 301 Headliner’s Nerves Ahead of Title Fight – ‘Soak It Up’
At first glance, Alexander Volkanovski and Steve Erceg do not have much in common. However, despite the flyweight title contender’s short UFC career and middle-aged dad looks (considering the Michael Scott memes associated with the Aussie), he is one of the toughest fighters not just in the world but also in the UFC’s flyweight division
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria set for UFC 297
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Alexander Volkanovski answers Beneil Dariush’s UFC 280 backup claim: ‘I’m not playing any games’
Beneil Dariush was caught off-guard by Alexander Volkanovski’s declaration that he isn’t the official backup for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev. But for the UFC featherweight champion, there’s nothing fake about where he stands. “If he’s watching, I’m not playing any games,” Volkanovski said Wednesday on The MMA Hour of the UFC 280 backup booking.
Watch The MMA Hour with Volkanovski, Holland, Michaels, Sityodtong in studio, Ladd, Palmer, and Royval now
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: Ariel Helwani answers your questions in On The Nose. 1:55 p.m.: Brandon Royval chats about his upcoming fight against Askar
Alexander Volkanovski reacts to Max Holloway’s offer to be backup at UFC 273: ‘In other words, he was never injured’
Alexander Volkanovski is questioning the validity of the injury Max Holloway suffered that led to an audible being called in the featherweight title picture. Volkanovski was targeted to defend his UFC featherweight championship in March against Holloway in a triolgy fight at UFC 272 before “Blessed” reaggravated an old injury. With Holloway seemingly out of…
Volkanovski says he would have been down to fight Henry Cejudo but UFC weren’t interested
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski would have been more than happy to fight Henry Cejudo but he says that it was never presented to him as a realistic opporthnity. Cejudo, the former flyweight and bantamweight champion, retired following a May 2020 bantamweight title defence against Dominick Cruz but has since stoked rumours of a return…