Former UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski has recognized his excellent opponents for UFC 312, with the Australian hoping to make his return to the ring in Sydney, Australia on February ninth.
Alexander Volkanovski’s Subsequent Struggle
Alexander Volkanovski hasn’t been seen within the Octagon since struggling a shock loss in February to Ilia Topuria, however he has outlined his dream opponents for the longer term with the hopes of creating a return at house.
Though his subsequent opponent is but to be confirmed, Volkanovski goes to present all the pieces he his acquired to struggle on the UFC 312 card which shall be held at his house in Sydney, Australia.
“I’m going to do no matter it takes to make it possible for I’m on that card,” Volkanovski stated. “I’ll be entertaining in Sydney in February, one hundred pc.
“Whether or not it’s for the title, an interim Alexander Volkanovski Identifies Perfect Opponents For Subsequent Struggle, light-weight title, I don’t care what it’s. If for some motive I can’t get a struggle, I’ll entertain on the DJ decks or one thing. I’ll discover a strategy to do it.”
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It should have been a 12 months since his loss to Topuria at UFC 298 by the point February rolls spherical, however Volkanovski’s break has been lengthy overdue for probably the most lively fighters within the championship.
On who he needs to face at his subsequent occasion, Volkanovski stated: “Max [Holloway], if he was to win, he clearly has the ‘BMF’ belt as effectively so whether or not he strikes as much as light-weight, which might imply an interim. So we’ve had these conversations and I’m actually going to push for that.”
There may be a possibility for the Australian to face off towards Topuria in a rematch of his final bout, with the Georgian-Spanish fighter taking over Holloway at UFC 308 subsequent weekend.
Volkanovski appears hungry to face the winner of Holloway-Topuria’s upcoming bout and he could be granted his want by Dana White, in what could be an intriguing interim title struggle both manner.
