UFC 298’s Alexander Volkanovski spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his featherweight title loss to Ilia Topuria on Saturday in Anaheim, Calif.
Full fight recap: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/02/ufc-298-results-ilia-topuria-vs-alexander-volkanovski-ko-fight-video-conor-mcgregor
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25 Comments
I think he will get the rematch because there really is no clear cut challenger. I Max wins the BMF belt that could temp Topuria to go that route. Alex needs some time off and lay of the booze a bit as I have it on good authority he doesn’t mind a drink . Maybe as he ages he needs to up the discipline. Another loss and he becomes a stepping stone for young hungry fighters . Is he doing enough stand up in his camps? Looks very wrestling oriented to me
Love the way he refuses to take anything away from the victor.
Top bloke. 😊
I feel like he kept his left hand way too low for the entire fight, especially knowing that he needs to watch out for that right hand of Topuria. He was moving backwards to avoid the shots but with his back against the fence and left hand down, the writing was on the wall. My heart breaks for Volk because im a huge fan. Props to Topuria though, he earned it🙏
Love how everyone feels the need to put blame on age. Rematch could go either way still, the same way, the opposite way. Who knows, stop saying irrelvant casual things
He needs to take 1 full year off. Two major knockouts like that back to back is bad.
Wrong, Volk. You weren’t seeing everything and you clearly didn’t see that last punch.
Alex – You don’t need to apologize to anyone. We’re fortunate to have a once in a generation athlete like you. Class in victory and all class in defeat. Other fighters take note! Congrats to Ilia. Spain has its champion.
Soy Español y me cae bien Volka se le ve humilde y es un hombre duro y con buen humor, pero esta claro que esta afectado y su orgullo le pide a gritos una revancha y eso le motivara a seguir, por supuesto de primeras siempre fui con Topuria a pesar de tan malos comentarios de la gente, eso no me influyo ni a mi ni a muchos, ni siquiera al mismísimo Matador, animo Volka espero ver esa revancha, será igual de épico pase lo que pase.
Saludos!!
Alexander Beluga Volkanovski!!😅
Ah that 'sorry' he said at the end💔
Who's we? It's you that it's fighting in the ring. It's you that's getting knocked out.. Not your team. 😅
Topuria vs Holloway could be a better match!
Shouldn’t rematch no fw ex champ got the belts back in a rematch. Max put a beatdown on Aldo so did Alex on Max, the division whenever it changes hands it’s always a new style different style and it lasts 3-5 years
3 losses in a row he is not a top 5 fighter
Gramoa volk lost his hair, got beat twice by inbread dagistani then lost to a fucking soy boy ilias
Who is the guy asking the first question, who gets to ask the first questions every single press conference? It’s annoying af.
Know yourself and don't rematch, if you do that will be a disaster to you. Have a good life in your rest of life.
Un gran tipo definitivamente
I’m a Volk fan through and through, but I hate that he made the decision to take Islam 2 on short notice.. downhill since
😂
I can't wait to see Volk come back and get KO'd stiff for the 3rd time in a row.
You got outboxed in the 2nd rd
Let’s go champ
Feels bad to see Volk crying for a rematch. 3 losses now in a short period of time