Reigning featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is down to fight at UFC 300 in April.
‘The Great’ is currently slated to return to the cage this Saturday night at UFC 298. Back for the first time since a knockout loss to Islam Makhachev in October, Alexander Volkanovski is back at featherweight. This time around, he will look to defend his gold against the rising undefeated phenom, Ilia Topuria.
‘El Matador’ is expected to be arguably the biggest challenge of Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight title reign thus far. However, if the Australian can get through Topuria, he has an idea of what he wants next. That being a quick turnaround to fight at UFC 300 in April.
As of now, the milestone event is lacking a headliner. It’s also not exactly a secret that the UFC is currently scrambling to find a main event for the card. In recent days, names such as heavyweight champion Jon Jones have revealed that the promotion has contacted them about fighting in the headliner.
It seems that Alexander Volkanovski is down to take the burden off their shoulders. The UFC featherweight champion did note that the bout would likely need to be at lightweight, due to the short notice factor. Beyond that, he’s game for the opportunity.
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Alexander Volkanovski confirms interest in headline historic UFC 300 event in April
“I’m more than happy to fight in the UFC 300 main event,” Alexander Volkanovski stated. “It wouldn’t be a featherweight fight. It would have to be a lightweight opponent, and I’d be more than happy to take that on.” (h/t FanNation)
Given his short-notice loss last time out against Islam Makhachev, Alexander Volkanovski is determined to not let the same thing happen again. ‘The Great’ continued, and stated that he wasn’t properly prepared for his last fight. If he fights at UFC 300 in just two months time, he will be.
“I’d been undisciplined in the months leading up to that, and you’ll never see that again.” Alexander Volkanovski stated in the interview. “I’m fine with it. A lot of people talk the talk, saying they’ll fight anyone, anywhere. I know I’ll do it. That was a terrible circumstance, the worst in my past 13 years. But I backed myself. I knew I wasn’t ready, but I told myself I’d be the most dangerous I’d ever been because I knew I couldn’t win by decision. There was no way I was going five rounds, so I went for it.”
“You need to hit some adversity, and that was the lowest of lows for me.” The Australian fighter concluded. “Now everyone gets to see the bounce-back. I’m fighting an undefeated guy that everyone’s hyping up–I can’t wait.”
What do you make of these comments from Alexander Volkanovski? Do you want to see the featherweight champion headline the historic UFC 300 event in April?
