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Alexander Volkanovski Names Two Fights He’d Like At Light-weight

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Alexander Volkanovski is eager to make his return to the octagon after again to again defeats previously yr and he has named two fights he thinks could be ‘thrilling’ for him as a light-weight. 

Alexander Volkanovski Desires Oliveira Or Poirier Conflict

Though he’s coming off his first ever again to again defeats within the UFC, Australian Alexander Volkanovski remains to be one of the crucial formidable fighters in each the light-weight and featherweight division.

Talking this week forward of UFC 304 Volkanovski made his future intentions clear, saying that he desires to have ‘enjoyable’ within the light-weight division whereas he waits for an applicable title combat within the featherweight division.

“For me proper now, what excites me?” Volkanovski stated. “The issues that excite me in featherweight, it’s simply the belt, clearly the rematch and the belt, proper? That’s large. I’m nonetheless that competitor the place like, all proper, that is my division. I’m getting it again. I need that win again, issues like that. And so it’s gonna be there, however then at light-weight, it’s like, let’s have some enjoyable whereas we’re ready.

“I used to be like, ‘Oh, properly, alright, I’m gonna combat a light-weight, give me thrilling fights…’”

There was many names linked to a combat in opposition to Volkanovski within the light-weight division, however probably the most thrilling prospect for the 35-year-old might be a conflict in opposition to the Brazilian Charles Oliveira.

“I need an thrilling fighter like a Charles Oliveira,” Volkanovski reiterated.

“Charles Oliveira… there’s lots of, there’s thrilling fights that I might like to do whereas I’m ready as properly. So yeah, simply no matter excites me, the belt excites me. Ilia, clearly, rematch excites me. So, that’s the primary factor within the featherweight [division]. Like I wouldn’t simply combat anybody in featherweight, ’trigger my subsequent combat’s for the title and that’s that.”

Plainly over anything Volkanovski is simply determined to get again into the ring, as he seems to be to get again on monitor after defeats to each Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

Volkanovski plans on returning to the Octagon till a minimum of September as he admitted he has simply obtained again into coaching following a chronic restoration interval.



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