Fresh off regaining the featherweight championship in the UFC 314  main event last Saturday, newly crowned two-time titleholder  Alexander Volkanovski reflected on his historic win over  Diego Lopes .  The 36-year old Volkanovski became the only fighter in a weight class below welterweight to win a championship after the age of 35, but Lopes proved to be tougher than “The Great” thought.  “As you can see, I’m pretty marked up. It was a bit of a war we went through. Diego did great,” Volkanovski said on his  YouTube channel . “Going in, what did we expect from Diego?

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Alexander Volkanovski admits Diego Lopes ‘was probably tougher than we thought’ – MMA Weekly

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