Dana White leaves door open for Alexander | MMA News
As UFC CEO Dana White put it during the UFC 333 Post-Fight Press Conference, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is “constructed different.”
Volkanovski defeated beforehand undefeated top contender Movsar Evloev via second-round TKO. It was the second title protection of Volkanovski’s second 145-pound championship reign. The two-title titleholder has only misplaced one featherweight combat in his 14-year profession.
Prior to the combat and after, Volkanovski pitched the concept of transferring up to the light-weight division to face champion Justin Gaethje in a tremendous combat. The 38-year-old Australian has fought for the 155 title twice, shedding to Islam Makhachev both occasions. Despite the 2 failed makes an attempt, White was open to the thought.
“I believe when you’ve achieved what he’s achieved, there’s not a lot we’re going to say no to with him,” said White. “So, we’ll see how this complete factor performs out.”
Volkanovski has said that he’d retire if given the chance, win or lose. Eyeing the end of his preventing days, “The Great” needs to depart conducting one thing big, or at least making an attempt to.
“That’s one thing I’d retire for. So if they wished to give me that alternative, I’d retire. Win or lose, retire; then it’s (featherweight title) vacant, so I’m not holding the division up. Then you’re gonna get the — if I win it and vacate, then you’ve acquired everybody else preventing anyway. So that’s one thing I’d retire for. Otherwise, I’m just taking each combat as it goes,” Volkanovski said during the post-fight press convention.
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