Both UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski and his coach are on board with Movsar Evloev getting the next title shot. Volkanovski (27-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) reclaimed the featherweight title when he defeated Diego Lopes (27-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in Saturday’s UFC 314 main event at Kaseya Center from Miami. Volkanovski’s head coach Joe Lopez is aware of Evloev’s (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) strong grappling skills, but thinks his star student will be too strong for him. “I think he is a good wrestler, but he’s not a – what would you call him? He’s good at getting people down, but he doesn’t really do much with it once he gets them down,” Lopez told Submission Radio . “And that’s what I guess makes him boring … So he just hangs on to them, and I don’t think he’s going to be able to hang onto Volk

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Joe Lopez: Movsar Evloev won’t be able to handle UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski’s strength – MMA Junkie

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