Alexander Volkanovski found it difficult to separate the two men involved in Saturday’s main event.
Volkanovski has made it very clear that he wants to face Movsar Evloev next because he’s the most deserving featherweight contender.
Two of the division’s top ten will look to put their names in the mix when Aljamain Sterling returns to face Youssef Zalal on April 25.
‘The Great’ gave his full breakdown of the matchup and who he believes will come out on top ahead of UFC Vegas 116.
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Alexander Volkanovski picks Aljamain Sterling to beat Youssef Zalal due to his experience
Both Youssef Zalal and Aljamain Sterling have made their cases for title shots ahead of their clash in the main event of UFC Vegas 116.
The two men have trained together in the past and have similar skillsets, which made the fight very difficult to predict for Alexander Volkanovski.
After only being able to give either man a slight edge in different departments, he ultimately went with the tried and tested former bantamweight champion.
“I think I’m going to have to lean towards Aljamain just because he’s proven himself time and time again,” Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel. “He’s still got it.”
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Volkanovski believes that the experience that both men have with each other could play into this fight if one of them knows something that onlookers don’t about how those sessions went.
In what he believes is a closely matched fight, there wasn’t one area that the featherweight champion could highlight other than Sterling’s experience as being a clear gap between the two contenders.
As a result, he predicted that we’re likely going to see a very competitive fight or one where the winner is just slightly better than the other from start to finish.
“Let’s see who really can use a bit of fight IQ and let’s see who has better skills because they’re going to need them,” Volkanovski continued. “It’s just going to come down to who is better and makes the most of when they’re on the feet, makes the most of when they’re wrestling and makes the most of when they’re grappling. Who is better in all these…
2026-04-25 04:30:00
