Regardless of holding three victories over fellow former featherweight champion, Max Holloway, Australian favourite, Alexander Volkanovski has welcomed the possibility to combat the Hawaiian for a fourth time – notably now the latter holds the symbolic BMF title.
Volkanovski, a former undisputed featherweight champion and a previous pound-for-pound primary underneath the banner of the promotion, has been sidelined since he took predominant occasion honors at UFC 298 again in February in Anaheim.
And dropping his first loss at 145lbs since his transfer to the Dana White-led group, Volkanovski’s spectacular title run at featherweight was halted in blistering style by the unbeaten, Ilia Topuria – who completed the New South Wales native with a shocking second spherical KO.
As for Holloway, the previous featherweight kingpin most not too long ago featured at UFC 300 final month, scoring a brutal fifth spherical highlight-reel knockout win over Justin Gaethje to win the beforehand famous BMF belt.
Alexander Volkanovski welcomes BMF conflict with Max Holloway
Weighing up potential title fights towards each champions, Islam Makhachev, and Ilia Topuria, respectively – Holloway might have an opportunity to combat Volkanovski sooner or later for a fourth time – given his latest BMF title acquisition.
“Would I combat him (Max Holloway) a fourth time? I imply, now that he’s obtained a BMF ‘Now That He is Received The BMF Belt, We Would possibly Have To Do This’ we’d have to do that, what I imply?” Alexander Volkanovski informed Australian outlet, Main Event TV on Fox Sports. “I used to be at all times considering, ‘How may you do it [a fourth fight]?’ However perhaps there’s that one thing there – I imply, there’s a BMF ‘Now That He is Received The BMF Belt, We Would possibly Have To Do This’ now.”
“Possibly it’s like, for me – it’s 3-0, how will you get your self away from bed for that?” Alexander Volkanovski defined. “A BMF ‘Now That He is Received The BMF Belt, We Would possibly Have To Do This’ is one thing I haven’t touched earlier than, so ? Possibly we are able to try this, ? So we’ll see what occurs.”
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