Alex Volkanovski News
Calvin Kattar sends message to Alexander Volkanovski
Tom Taylor - July 16, 2020
Streaking featherweight contender Calvin Kattar has a message for UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Last night, in the main event of UFC on ESPN 13, Kattar picked up an impressive decision win over fellow contender Dan Ige. With the win, he built on the momentum of a thrilling knockout defeat of Jeremy Stephens, and further separated himself from a decision loss to red-hot contender Zabit Magomedsharipov.
Henry Cejudo continues to target UFC featherweight champ “Alex the Great Decision Makernovski”
Harry Kettle - July 16, 2020
Retired UFC star Henry Cejudo continues to tease the idea of going after Alexander Volkanovski and the UFC Featherweight Championship. Following his big win over Dominick Cruz earlier this year which saw him successfully retain the UFC Bantamweight Championship, “Triple C” decided to retire from mixed martial arts. Now, however, Cejudo now appears to have his sights set on doing what no man or woman has ever done before – winning a third UFC belt.
Henry Cejudo: Alexander Volkanovski is "scared to sign the damn contract"
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2020
Former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo is retired, but he’s still interested in fighting Alexander Volkanovski for featherweight gold. Cejudo shocked the MMA community by announcing his retirement after he defeated Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in May. Since then, he’s made it clear that he would end his retirement for the right opportunity, such as a boxing match with Ryan Garcia, or a featherweight title fight with Volkanovski.
Alexander Volkanovski responds to "Korean Zombie" callout
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2020
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has responded to a recent callout from “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. Volkanovski is riding the momentum of a successful defense against the former champion Max Holloway, which he earned with a closely contested decision at UFC 251.
What's next for the stars of UFC 251?
Cole Shelton - July 13, 2020
In the main event of the stacked UFC 251 card on Fight Island, Kamaru Usman was looking to defend his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal. The co-main attraction saw Alex Volkanovski and Max Holloway have their immediate rematch for the featherweight strap. And, in the third and final title fight Petr Yan took on Jose Aldo for the promotions vacant bantamweight strap. In the end, Usman defended his belt for the second time in dominant fashion, winning all five rounds on two judges scorecards. In the co-main, Volkanovski narrowly edged out a split decision win, and Yan became the new Bantamweight champion with a fifth-round TKO win over Aldo.
Max Holloway responds after reporters allegedly receive threats over scores for his fight
Tom Taylor - July 13, 2020
Max Holloway has jumped to the defense of members of the MMA media who have allegedly received threats over the way they scored his rematch with Alexander Volkanovski. Holloway and Volkanovski first fought in December of 2019. On that night, Volkanovski swiped the title from Holloway with a unanimous decision win. In the co-main event of last Saturday’s UFC 251 card, the pair ran it back. Volkanovski ended up winning by decision again, but this time around, the result generated widespread controversy, as many viewers felt Holloway did enough to win.
Alex Volkanovski reveals USADA woke him up the night before UFC 251
Adam D Martin - July 12, 2020
UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski says that USADA woke him up the night before his UFC 251 main event against Max Holloway. Volkanovski defended his title via split decision in a highly-competitive battle between two of the best featherweights in the game. The judges scored the bout 47-48, 48-47, and 48-47 in favor of Volkanovski, allowing the champ to retain his title. Although it was not his best performance in the Octagon, the win improved Volkanovski’s career record to 22-1, including a 19-fight win steak a perfect 9-0 mark in the UFC.
Pros react to Max Holloway vs. Alex Volkanovski 2 at UFC 251
Chris Taylor - July 11, 2020
Tonight’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event was co-headlined by a featherweight title fight rematch featuring Max Holloway challenging Alex Volkanovski. Holloway (21-5 MMA) and Volkanovski (21-1 MMA) had first met at December’s UFC 245 event in Toronto, where ‘The Great’ was able to dethrone ‘Blessed’ by way of a unanimous decision victory.
Dustin Poirier makes prediction for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2
Tom Taylor - July 9, 2020
No. 2 ranked lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has made his prediction for the upcoming featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Volkanovski and Holloway are set to collide for featherweight gold in the co-main event of UFC 251 this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The pair first met in December, when Volkanovski defeated Holloway by decision to claim the featherweight belt.
Alexander Volkanovski: Max Holloway is "being a bit of a sore loser"
Tom Taylor - July 8, 2020
Alexander Volkanovski feels that Max Holloway is “being a bit of a sore loser” ahead of their UFC 251 featherweight title fight. Volkanovski defeated Holloway by decision in December, claiming the UFC featherweight title for himself.
UFC 251 | Pro fighters make their picks for Alex Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 2 title fight
Cole Shelton - July 8, 2020
In the co-main event of UFC 251 on Fight Island, Alex Volkanovski looks to defend his featherweight belt when he rematches Max Holloway. Heading into the fight, the champ is a -230 favorite while the Hawaiian in Holloway is a +180 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The majority of the fighters believe Holloway will make the necessary adjustments to reclaim his featherweight title.
Alexander Volkanovski rejects Henry Cejudo superfight talk: "I don’t want to put my division on hold"
Tom Taylor - July 8, 2020
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has responded to talk of a superfight with former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champ Henry Cejudo. Cejudo retired back in May, shortly after a successful bantamweight title fight against Dominick Cruz. Since then, he’s maintained that there are only a few fights that will lure him out of retirement, such as a boxing match with Ryan Garcia, or a featherweight superfight with Volkanovski.
Just Scrap Radio Ep. 1 with Alex Volkanovski, Volkan Oezdemir & Frankie Edgar
Cole Shelton - July 7, 2020
The debut episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com is a stacked one ahead of UFC 251 and the debut of UFC Fight Island. Host Cole Shelton is first joined by UFC featherweight champion, Alex Volkanovski. Then, Volkan Oezdemir comes on, and the final guest is future UFC Hall of Famer and friend of the website, Frankie Edgar.
Photo | Alex Volkanovski shows off impressive physique from the beach of Fight Island
Harry Kettle - July 6, 2020
UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski looks to be in the best shape of his career ahead of his rematch against Max Holloway on Saturday night. The popular Australian is set to defend the UFC Featherweight Championship against the former king of the division after winning it from Holloway himself back at UFC 245 in December 2019.
Alex Volkanovski is not buying Max Holloway’s claim that he’s been training alone for UFC 251
Adam D Martin - July 5, 2020
UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski is not buying Max Holloway’s claim that he has been training alone in preparation for their fight at UFC 251. Volkanovski meets Holloway in a rematch next Saturday at UFC 251 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The two met last December at UFC 245 in Las Vegas, where Volkanovski pulled off a stunning upset, defeating Holloway via unanimous decision and taking home the UFC featherweight crown. Despite Volkanovski clearly winning the fight, the UFC decided to give Holloway an immediate rematch and the two will once again lock horns when they square off in the Octagon next weekend at UFC 251.
Max Holloway reveals he trained alone for Alex Volkanovski rematch, used "Zoom classes"
Chris Taylor - July 4, 2020
Like many fighters, Max Holloway has been forced to make serious alterations to his training camp ahead of his UFC 251 rematch with Alex Volkanovski. The former UFC featherweight champion in Holloway (21-5 MMA) will square off with Volkanovski (21-1 MMA) for a second time in next weekend’s UFC 251 pay-per-view event headliner.
Alexander Volkanovski open to a superfight with "one of the GOATs" Khabib Nurmagomedov
Adam Martin - June 18, 2020
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski said that he is open to a superfight against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Volkanovski is set to defend his belt against former champ Max Holloway in a rematch this summer at UFC 251 on Fight Island, and if he wins that fight there will be plenty of other options for “The Great” at 145lbs. However, that hasn’t stopped former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo from calling out Volkanovski for a potential matchup, and Volkanovski has admitted that’s a fight that interests him as well.
Henry Cejudo willing to bet his championship gold and first girlfriend that he can finish Alex Volkanovski in 2 rounds
Cole Shelton - June 17, 2020
Henry Cejudo has made it clear he will end his retirement to fight Alex Volkanovski and he has now upped the stakes. Before Cejudo retired from MMA, “Triple C” was calling out the featherweight to become the first-ever three-weight world champion in the UFC. It would’ve been a massive fight but after Cejudo beat Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, he shockingly announced his retirement.