One of the greatest featherweights of all time, Alexander Volkanovski is a few days away from possibly establishing himself as the best champion in the history of the division. ‘The Great’ will face off against Diego Lopes at UFC 314, and ahead of the bout, attention has been drawn to how he looks before the fight. Interestingly, Volkanovski is a former rugby player who used to weight over 200 lbs. In MMA, he competed at welterweight and lightweight, before comfortably finding his home at featherweight. And now, he looks absolutely shredded ahead of his second claim to featherweight gold.
Alexander Volkanovski is. the perfect example of cutting weight with a proper lifestyle and dietary regimen. He has also never missed weight for his bouts, championship bout or otherwise. ‘The Great’ uploaded a video to his Instagram, of him hitting pads, with the caption, “We good.” If anything, this shows that the former featherweight champion is locked in and ready to perform at the highest level.
Of course, the task ahead of him is not a short ask. He is going up against one of the most dangerous prospects in the featherweight division—a man who has more-or-less, the same number of fights as Volkanovski, with 10 finishes by knockout. What makes Diego Lopes stand out is his exceptional grappling skills, along with his punching power.
However, with Volkanovski’s shredded physique, long-time fans can’t help but pick ‘The Great’ to win the UFC 314 battle. So how exactly did the MMA community respond? Let’s take a closer look.
Fans left awestruck over Alexander Volkanovski’s shredded physique
Volkanovski is more than just a striker, he’s an extremely well-rounded mixed martial artists. Except for his age in MMA, there’s not much for critics to dive into. The MMA community that already is overly fond of him, keeps finding itself admiring The Great even more with every fight week. The video generated quite a few reactions from the fans of Volkanovski. A fan reacted to the video saying: “Holy Leannnnnnn ”.
His admirers are already convinced he’s going to win this fight, with comments like, “2X UFC WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION INCOMING!!”, “We getting that belt back babbyyyy never doubt The Great ”. One fan was hopeful for Volkanovski’s comeback, he said: “The greatest comeback in history”.
Whoever witnessed Volkanovski has only seen greatness, knowing this, seeing him lose is a different kind of pain. With a lot at stake, fans are leaving warm comments backing him for a great next fight, they said: “Let’s gooo brother ”. One fan, hyped over the possible crowning of Volkanovski, commented, “volk for a generational performance this weekend”.
One fan addressed his concern over this fear saying: “please volk my mental health can’t take another loss by you”. It seems the comeback from his two-fight slump is the motivation for Volkanovski, and we can surely see it in this video. Based on his reputation, will he be ready to go all in? That remains to be seen. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
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