Alexander Volkanovski continues to be thinking about a 3rd bout with Max Holloway, even though he is already gained the primary two fights.
Following his dominating efficiency in opposition to ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273, Alexander Volkanovski confirmed with BT Sport that he’d settle for a trilogy struggle in opposition to Holloway. The defending featherweight champ simply would not sound thinking about chasing it. He stated:
“We’ll see if [Holloway] even desires it. He retains speaking about different fights and transferring up, cash fights and all that. If he desires to try this, high-quality, try this. I am going to simply hold doing my factor. We’ll see. Clearly we’ll speak to them. We’ll make the following struggle for the suitable causes. If there’s going to be a trilogy, it will be for the suitable causes. Not as a result of I wish to show one thing to haters and whatnot. However it’s nonetheless a struggle that I need, and I feel the group desires. I feel it’d do good PPVs, it is a large struggle. So it is sensible. So I am guessing that is what it’s going to be. However we’ll speak to Dana and Sean Shelby and we’ll get some cash for it too.”
Watch the complete interview between Alexander Volkanovski and BT Sport beneath:
Alexander Volkonovski’s win over Chan Sung Jung marks his third profitable featherweight title protection. With the extent of dominance ‘The Nice’ confirmed in opposition to No. 2 ranked Brian Ortega and now No. 4 ranked Chan Sung Jung, there aren’t many opponents left for him to face at 145 kilos that followers would contemplate aggressive. That is one more reason why a 3rd Max Holloway struggle is probably going.
Korean Zombie had no likelihood… the one one who can dethrone Volk is Max Holloway #UFC273 https://t.co/WpE4ugp0ep
Alexander Volkanovski has prompt a transfer to light-weight is feasible
If there is not any reputable challenges for Alexander Volkanovski to face at featherweight, ‘The Nice’ declared he’d transfer as much as light-weight and search for opponents there.
In the course of the UFC 273 post-fight press convention, Volkanovski stated:
“I’m able the place I can do a few issues, and if this division doesn’t wish to kind itself out and so they’re all going to sit down again and f**king look ahead to s**t, then high-quality, I’ll transfer up and struggle light-weight. I’m a simple champ to grasp: Take that primary spot, you get that shot. If not, let’s transfer up. I feel we’re in a very good place to maneuver up, perhaps see what occurs on this light-weight division title struggle, and perhaps transfer up.”
Alexander Volkanovski isn’t any stranger to the light-weight division. A number of of the fights in his minor league days had been fought at 155 kilos, and he even has 5 welterweight fights on his document from the beginning of his struggle profession.
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