Alexander Volkanovski is eager to make his return to the octagon after again to again defeats prior to now yr and he has named two fights he thinks can be ‘thrilling’ for him as a light-weight.
Alexander Volkanovski Needs 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 vital 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 battle within the featherweight division.
“For me proper now, what excites me?” Volkanovski mentioned. “The issues that excite me in featherweight, it’s simply the belt, clearly the rematch and the belt, proper? That’s massive. 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.
Alexander Volkanovski says that he desires an thrilling battle at light-weight whereas he is ready for a featherweight title battle.
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“I used to be like, ‘Oh, effectively, alright, I’m gonna battle a light-weight, give me thrilling fights…’”
There was many names linked to a battle in opposition to Volkanovski within the light-weight division, however essentially the most thrilling prospect for the 35-year-old may very well 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 a variety of, there’s thrilling fights that I’d like to do whereas I’m ready as effectively. 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 battle anybody in featherweight, ’trigger my subsequent battle’s for the title and that’s that.”
It appears that evidently over anything Volkanovski is simply determined to get again into the ring, as he seems to get again on monitor after defeats to each Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.
Volkanovski plans on returning to the Octagon till at the least September as he admitted he has simply bought again into coaching following a protracted restoration interval.
