Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images. Volkanovksi began fighting in 2012, at welterweight, meaning he had to make 171 pounds. WEIGHT: 145 lbs. Alexander Volkanovski (born 29 September 1988) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Featherweight Champion. UFC 251: Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2 Preview. Alexander „The Great“Volkanovski, 31, is undefeated in his UFC tenure, beating Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes and Darren Elkins among others, en route to the title-clinching performance against Holloway. Can't explain how exactly but he made Aldo and Holloway look amateur and just totally disrupted their rhythm, despite both obviously being in good condition, judging by their recent wins Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway. Alexander Volkanovski Max Holloway 0 0 137 102 3 0 0 0 UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal Jul. Jessica Andrade via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Holloway was the UFC featherweight champion at the time of the meeting. 11, 2020 S-DEC 5 5:00 win. UFC 258 Saturday 02.13.2021 at 06:00 PM ET Kamaru Usman VS Gilbert Burns. Alexander Volkanovski who is currently holding the title of the (UFC featherweight division) will take on Max Holloway. The Who . Volkanovski is also a former Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) Featherweight champion. Alistair Overeem vs Alexander Volkov Full Fight; Cory Sandhagen vs Frankie Edgar Full Fight; Odds: Volkanovski (-190) vs. Holloway (+175) Volkanovski is undefeated in the UFC since joining the promotion in November 2016. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, followed by the main card set for 10 p.m. He was the first one to defeat Max … Upcoming Event. Regardless, Dana White isn’t closing the door on a trilogy between the two featherweights. The main event left some fans thirsty for action. It looks like Max Holloway has earned himself another title shot with that domination at UFC Fight Island 7, even though champ Alex Volkanovski has already beaten him twice. The two fighters met in a featherweight title bout on Saturday … Others, however, believe Holloway always fought like this. Relive the action from the co-main event at UFC 251 as Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway go toe-to-toe once again for the 145lb championship. - Dana White when asked whether the UFC would consider Max Holloway for a title shot, facing the winner of Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega. Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway 2 Full Fight Share: FOLLOW US. Watch the UFC 251 PPV live stream on ESPN+. Alexander Volkanovski def. Alexander Volkanovski explains how he beat Max Holloway. They now head to fight island to settle who is the king of the division. Max Holloway: It's hard to be mad when most thought I beat Alexander Volkanovski Farah Hannoun 12/15/2020 To get kids back in school, we need a huge push to vaccinate all teachers (opinion) New UFC world champion Alexander Volkanovski has revealed he suffered a suspected broken hand against Max Holloway. It led some to question how UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski — who defeated Holloway twice — would fare against this version of the Hawaiian in a potential trilogy. Jose Aldo via TKO (strikes) – Round 5, 3:24 – to win vacant bantamweight title Rose Namajunas def. By Lewis Mckeever @Mckeever89 Jan 20, 2021, 2:00pm EST If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. However, he said he thinks the Hawaiian needs to put in some work before that’s something that’s given serious consideration. Both of these two already made headlines at (UFC 245) but Volkanovski dominates the fight and become the new featherweight champion of UFC. Alexander Volkanovski brought an end to the "Blessed" era in the featherweight division with a unanimous decision win over Max Holloway in the co-main event of UFC 245 in Las Vegas. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski looks back at his split-decision win vs. Max Holloway at UFC 251 with ESPN MMA’s Ariel Helwani. That fight card took place in December. Upcoming Event. news.com.au … Alexander 'The Great' Volkanovski is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athlete competing in the Featherweight Division of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), has an impressive 21-1 pro record and is undefeated with the UFC since joining in 2016. Alexander Volkanovski. The possibility of a third showdown with Holloway wasn’t completely shut down by Volkanovski. Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski Analysis & Prediction. Recent videos. Recent videos. After three defences of his featherweight title, Max Holloway was finally dethroned with an immaculate performance by Alexander Volkanovski. Alexander Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway Unanimous Decision; UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington December 14, 2019 Holloway and Volkanovski met for the first time at UFC 245 in December last year. Today, Alexander Volkanovski is the UFC featherweight champion. He hid it from the entire world. Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski first faced off at UFC 245. Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway had fireworks in the co-main event of UFC 251. For his last fight, a successful title defense rematch vs. Max Holloway at UFC 251 on July 12, 2020, on Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, “The Great” hit the mandatory 145 pounds on the nose. Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway tangle in strap battle for the featherweight title on the main card at UFC 251 Saturday at the UFC’s Fight Island facility on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.The prelims kick off at 6 p.m. upcoming featherweight title clash between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway; Volkanovski and Holloway will collide for bragging rights and the featherweight gold in the co-main event of UFC 251 Max Holloway says that as a competitor, his UFC 251 loss to Alexander Volkanovski doesn't sit right, and Holloway wants them to fight 10 times to prove he's better. Hawaii’s favorite son enters this matchup on a knife’s edge. As of August 18, 2020, he is #6 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. In the case of Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway, the result has been the same in the first two fights. Twitter reacts to Alexander Volkanovski's narrow title defense against Max Holloway at UFC 251. Alexander Volkvanoski and Max Holloway will meet in a rematch at UFC 251. Alexander Volkanovski has risen to the top of the UFC featherweight tree to become the first ever Australian-born UFC world champion after defeating Max Holloway in … And perhaps most controversially, there was the split call in the featherweight championship rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Max Holloway landed a record-breaking 447 strikes on Kattar and channeled his inner Muhammad Ali in that fight, the entire community appreciated his performance but his rival Alexander Volkanovski reminded him of their encounters. (1:15) Facebook A fight for the vacant bantamweight title was probably stopped a little too late. TALE OF THE TAPE: Volkanovski: Holloway: Australia: BORN: Hawaii, USA: 31: AGE: 28: 5'6" HEIGHT: 5'11" 145 lbs. ET on Pay-Per-View. Volkanovski has a way of neutralizing his opponent's skillsets with stance switches, distance management, feints, pressure, leg kicks, and counterpunching. Dana White wants it, Max Holloway obviously wants and Aussie Alexander Volkanovski has admitted a trilogy fight in one of the UFC’s fiercest modern rivalries is practically inevitable. UFC 258 Saturday 02.13.2021 at 06:00 PM ET Kamaru Usman VS Gilbert Burns. The rematch between former UFC featherweight titleholder Max Holloway and the newly crowned champion Alexander Volkanovski is slated for UFC 251 on the 12th of July on UFC Fight Island. Max Holloway via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) Petr Yan def. He was just simply nullified by Volkanovski. Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski Full Fight Share: FOLLOW US. Volkanovski (21-1) has what Holloway (21-5) wants, and what was once … Volkanovski defeated Holloway in December to earn the UFC Featherweight Championship.