Alexander Volkanovski has plans to compete quickly after his next title defence – shutting down talks of a potential retirement.
The featherweight champion rematches Diego Lopes in Sydney at UFC 325 in the second of two back-to-back world title events as the sport returns. And he wants to get right back into it after the fact before he even thinks about hanging up his gloves.
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Fans have been confused by this rematch, given that less than a year ago Volkanovski relatively comfortably sent Lopes packing in Miami at UFC 314. But he is keen to face another stiff challenge and perhaps a new one if he gets his wish.
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Alexander Volkanovski is already going to go down in featherweight history as potentially the greatest champion of all time. Wins over Jose Aldo, Max Holloway and other icons of the division have made him a front-runner, and he still harbours ambitions of a move up to challenge for the lightweight title again.
However, reports of a potential retirement seem to follow him wherever he goes, although he insists it doesn’t irk him. “I’m an open book,” he…
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