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Bryce Mitchell praises Ilia Topuria but gives UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski 'slight edge'

LAS VEGAS – Bryce Mitchell rates Ilia Topuria highly but is leaning toward Alexander Volkanovski to beat him.
Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is expected to be featherweight champion Volkanovski’s (26-2 …read more

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Sean O'Malley confident he can knock out Alexander Volkanovski but won't move up while he's champ

Sean O’Malley is open to a featherweight move as long as Alexander Volkanovski isn’t UFC champion.
O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) captured the bantamweight title by knocking out Aljamain Sterling at …read more

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Merab Dvalishvili slams Sean O'Malley after refusing to fight Alexander Volkanovski

Merab Dvalishvili wants to fight Sean O’Malley but O’Malley wants to fight Marlon Vera instead. And now O’Malley has admitted he’d like to fight for the 145-pound title, but only …read more

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Sean O’Malley dismisses UFC featherweight move: ‘I’d love to when Alexander Volkanovski isn’t champ’

Undisputed bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley has made it abundantly clear; as long as pound-for-pound kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski remains the featherweight champion, he has no intention of pursuing a divisional move.

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Morning Report: Sean O’Malley open to featherweight move ‘when Alexander Volkanovski is not the champ’

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Don’t expect to see Sean O’Malley pursue featherweight gold anytime soon.
The newly-minted UFC bantamweight title holder has a …read more

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Sean O’Malley believes he could knockout Alexander Volkanovski in future super fight: “100%”

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Alexander Volkanovski wants Islam Makhachev at UFC 300

Alexander Volkanovski made it clear that a rematch with Islam Makhachev is top of his mind and it happening at UFC 300 would be great. But, the featherweight champ wants …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski turns attention to Islam Makhachev at UFC 300: “I think that makes a lot of sense”

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Alexander Volkanovski wants Ilia Topuria title defense in 2024, then Islam Makhachev rematch at UFC 300

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Alexander Volkanovski has big plans for next year.
Heading into 2023, Volkanovski made it clear that one of …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski accepts call out from Conor McGregor for featherweight clash: ‘Let’s do it at UFC 300’

Reigning featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski responds to Conor McGregor’s most recent performance.

While McGregor has not fought actively for some time now, it has not stopped him from calling out countless …read more

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Conor McGregor rips Alexander Volkanovski, receives UFC 300 challenge

Conor McGregor had his social media fingers typing Saturday into Sunday, as has become a normal routine during UFC pay-per-view events.
During and after UFC 293, McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski calls for title rematch with Islam Makhachev at UFC 300: ‘That makes a lot of sense’

Undisputed featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski may be expected to continue at 145lbs for the foreseeable future, with a title defense against Ilia Topuria, however, the Australian is already weighing up …read more

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Conor McGregor claims he’ll make ‘Quick work’ of Alexander Volkanovski in latest social media rant

Irish megastar Conor McGregor isn’t buying Alexander Volkanovski as the No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

The former two-division titleholder was active on social media as the promotion …read more

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EA Sports’ UFC 5 video game will let you fight as rugby star Alexander Volkanovski

If you’ve ever dreamed of playing as rugby star Alexander Volkanovski rather than as the current featherweight champion, now is your time.

EA Sports will release UFC 5 on October 27, …read more

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Israel Adesanya explains why he believes Alexander Volkanovski is “the greatest fighter of all time”

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PHOTO | UFC 5 covers officially revealed featuring Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya on deluxe version

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Alexander Volkanovski, Valentina Shevchenko announced as cover athletes for EA Sports UFC 5

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Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko are the official cover athletes for the upcoming EA Sports UFC 5 …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski, Valentina Shevchenko set as 'EA UFC 5' cover athletes; Israel Adesanya gets special edition

The cover athletes are set for the next iteration of the UFC video game.
The primary edition of “EA UFC 5,” which is set to release later this year, will see …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski: Sean Strickland 'going to definitely get hurt' vs. Israel Adesanya

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski predicts a bad night for Sean Strickland against Israel Adesanya.
Middleweight champion Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his title against Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski says Sean Strickland is in for a world of hurt at UFC 293: ‘Izzy is going to put it on him’

Alexander Volkanovski doesn’t see things going well for Sean Strickland in the outspoken standout’s first UFC title opportunity.

On September 9, ‘Tarzan’ will step into the main event spotlight inside Australia’s …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski has grim outlook on Sean Strickland’s chances against Israel Adesanya

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'It's a bad idea': Dana White out on historic fourth Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway title fight

If Max Holloway wants to get his hands back on the UFC featherweight title, it’s unlikely to happen as long as Alexander Volkanovski is on top of the division.
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EA Sports UFC 5 set for October release with Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko as cover athletes

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Report – Alexander Volkanovski, Valentina Shevchenko slated as cover stars for EA Sports UFC 5 video game

According to reports this Tuesday evening, undisputed featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, and former undisptued flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko are set to feature as cover athletes of the new EA Sports …read more

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Max Holloway wants fourth title fight with Alexander Volkanovski after UFC Singapore win: ‘I’ll keep crawling’

Despite suffering three decision losses to current featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski over the course of their three-fight series, former division titleholder, Max Holloway insists he will clamour for a fourth …read more

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Max Holloway channeled Lahaina mana for UFC knockout, eyes fourth Alexander Volkanovski fight

Max Holloway never had a clean knockout in his career until Saturday – so he admits supernatural forces must’ve been at work when he finished “The Korean Zombie” with a …read more

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UFC free fight: Max Holloway derails Arnold Allen's momentum in dominant win

Max Holloway made sure to remind the world he’s still a force to be reckoned with at featherweight.
After losing a third time to Alexander Volkanovski in a lopsided decision back …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski sends a message to Ilia Topuria after Aljamain Sterling loses at UFC 292

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Alexander Volkanovski considered Aljamain Sterling over Ilia Topuria but 'that's not happening' after UFC 292 loss

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski no longer sees Aljamain Sterling as a potential challenger.
Sterling (23-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) was planning on moving up a division after attempting to defend his bantamweight …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski shuts down Aljamain Sterling fight after UFC 292 title loss: ‘That’s not happening’

Undisputed featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski has shut down a long-rumored fight between him and Aljamain Sterling, after the Uniondale native suffered a bantamweight title fight loss to Sean O’Malley over …read more

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Aljamain Sterling plans to ‘finish Sean O’Malley in style’ at UFC 292, call out Alexander Volkanovski

BOSTON — UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling previews his main event title fight with Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 during Wednesday’s media day. “Funk Master” talks what the last three …read more

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Sean O'Malley's coach believes Alexander Volkanovski 'would batter' Aljamain Sterling

Tim Welch doesn’t see Aljamain Sterling having success moving up a division to fight Alexander Volkanovski.
Bantamweight champion Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) defends his title against Welch’s star student, Sean …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski gives his pick for the UFC 292 main event

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski breaks down the UFC 292 main event championship bout between bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley.  
Sterling will attempt to defend his title for the …read more

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Alexander Volkanovski reveals prediction for Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley at UFC 292

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Video – UFC star Alex Pereira runs into Alexander Volkanovski’s doppelganger at Germany’s Europa Park

Ex-UFC middleweight world champion Alex Pereira ran into Alexander Volkanovski’s doppelganger while strolling through Europa Park in Germany.

Pereira is fresh off his first career win in the light heavyweight …read more

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Islam Makhachev's coach prefers Alexander Volkanovski rematch over Justin Gaethje after UFC 294

Javier Mendez wants Islam Makhachev to rematch Alexander Volkanovski after UFC 294.
UFC lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) runs things back with Charles Oliveira in the Oct. 21 main event …read more

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Jon Anik: Justin Gaethje's 'BMF' title win 'not a great result' for Alexander Volkanovski's lightweight aspirations

Jon Anik thinks the biggest loser of Justin Gaethje’s “BMF” title win at UFC 291 may have been featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) became the second “BMF” …read more

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