Alexander Volkanovski’s likely next fight has not gone down well with the fans.
Many fans have been waiting for the news about the next featherweight championship, in which the legendary Volkanovski is set to occupy the throne again.
Volkanovski returned to the top of the rankings after a challenging run, which included two defeats by Islam Makhachev followed by a brutal knockout from Ilia Topura.
With a career that is nearing its end, the Australian fan favourite has only a limited amount of fights left. With that in mind, many are furious that the UFC would waste one by booking a rematch that nobody has been clamoring for…
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A couple of names have been leading the way in fan discussions when it comes to who should be the first challenger in Volkanovski’s second reign.
The champ himself has long expressed interest in fighting the undefeated Movsar Evloev, seeing the chance to take the Russian’s ‘0’ as an enticing opportunity.
Meanwhile, Lerone Murphy’s knockout against Aaron Pico at UFC 319 this past August looked to have cemented him as the next in line. Volkanovski described the Murphy fight as “a “no-brainer”After the Chicago event
Alexander Volkanovski made it clear who he wanted to fight after UFC 319, and it was not Diego Lopes…
You couldn’t have scripted it any better. You get a guy who goes in and does a massive knockout like that on a big card, on a nine-fight win streak — I think it’s a bit of a no-brainer… Lerone Murphy, congratulations, see you soon.
UFC has a different view.
Benny P is an Australian media figure who has broken news relating to Oceanic fighters in the past, such as Khamzat Chimaev’s…
2025-11-27 13:00:00
