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Alexander Volkanovski would love to hand Movsar Evloev his first loss

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 May 2025 14:29:54 +0000

It’s been nearly a month since Alexander Volkanovski recaptured the featherweight championship at UFC 314 by defeating Diego Lopes . “The Great” is now looking ahead to who he’ll face next. With wins over three of the Top 5 in the division, two names stand out: Movsar Evloev and Yair Rodriguez . They’re tied for the No. 4 spot in the rankings

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

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:07:57 +0000

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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Diego Lopes releases statement following UFC 314 loss

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 05:28:53 +0000

Diego Lopes and former champion Alexander Volkanovski fought for the vacant 145-pound title on Saturday in the UFC 314 main event. Ilia Topuria vacated the championship to move up to the lightweight division. While the title bout earned ‘Fight of the Night’ honors, Lopes came up short on the judges’ scorecards. The No.

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Alexander Volkanovski confident he can keep two divisions busy

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:00:37 +0000

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has a chance to win the lightweight title this weekend in the UFC 294 main even when he takes on titleholder Islam Makhachev in a rematch. “The Great” stepped up on 11 days notice to accept the fight after former champion Charles Oliveira was forced out due to a nasty cut . If he wins, Volkanovski will have to defend both titles and he’s confident that he can. “A lot of people want to talk about can I keep two divisions busy

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UFC 290 Embedded: Lawler’s Hall of Fame & Fighters Weigh-in

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 18:39:02 +0000

On UFC 290 Embedded, Episode 6, Robbie Lawler takes it all in as he is inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame before his retirement fight. And the official weigh-ins take place, where one fighter missed the mark and one fighter made weight but was later found to have a medical condition that nixed his bout . UFC 290 Embedded, Episode 6 UFC 290: Volkanosvki vs. Rodriguez takes place on Saturday, July 8, in Las Vegas. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski squares off in a unification bout with interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez

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Dominick Cruz breaks down UFC 290 Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:23:16 +0000

Watch as former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz breaks down the UFC 290 main event title unification bout between featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez. Dominick Cruz breaks down UFC 290 main event

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Countdown to UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez (Full Video)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:59:54 +0000

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez features a stacked card with two championship fights. Go behind the scenes with featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski and interim titleholder Yari Rodriguez ahead of their championship unification bout. Also watch Brandon Moreno prepare to defend his flyweight belt against Alexandre Pantoja, Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis, and Bo Nickal meets Tresean Gore. UFC 290 Countdown | Full Episode

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A.J. McKee: The day Alexander Volkanovski responds to my callout, ‘he’s signing his will’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:13:14 +0000

A.J. McKee thinks Alexander Volkanvoski wants no part of him. McKee (18-0 MMA, 18-0 BMMA), who captured the Bellator featherweight title by choking out Patricio Freire in the grand prix final last July, has since called out UFC featherweight champion Volkanovski on multiple occasions.

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A.J. McKee: The day Alexander Volkanovski responds to my callout, ‘he’s signing his will’ – MMA Junkie

Alexander Volkanovski wants to be greatest featherweight of all time starting with UFC 245 win over Max Holloway

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:24:12 +0000

MELBOURNE, Australia – Alexander Volkanvoski ’s goals go far beyond dethroning Max Holloway . Volkanovski (20-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) will get an opportunity to take one big step toward his goal when he challenges featherweight champion Holloway (21-4 MMA, 17-4 UFC) for the title at UFC 245, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 14. While he’s not looking past the champion, he has big aspirations of becoming one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the sport

Alexander Volkanovski wants to be greatest featherweight of all time starting with UFC 245 win over Max Holloway – MMA Junkie