Alexander Volkanovski Set For Sixth Title Defense At UFC 298
1 year agoUFC 298 is set to take place on Saturday and the card will be headlined by arguably the most anticipated featherweight title since Jose Aldo faced off against Conor McGregor, which took place at UFC 194. Alexander Volkanovski is set to defend the featherweight title in the main event of UFC 298 against Ilia Topuria. In his last bout, Volkanovski went up a weight class to challenge for the lightweight title against Islam Makhachev. However, he was knocked out for the first time in his UFC career by Makhachev. DraftKings sees Volkanovski as the favorite with a salary of $8,200. He averages 101.8 fantasy points per contest throughout 15 UFC bouts.
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Alexander Volkanovski Looks To Reclaim Featherweight Title
1 week agoFormer featherweight champion and lightweight title challenger Alexander Volkanovski is scheduled to face off against surging Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Volkanovski is currently on a two-fight losing streak, having been knocked out by lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and, more recently, by former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Prior to those losses, Volkanovski defeated Yair Rodriguez via third-round TKO. DraftKings sees Volkanovski as a slight favorite with a salary of $8,200.
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Alexander Volkanovski Loses Title At UFC 298
1 year agoAlexander Volkanovski's four-year reign as featherweight champion came to an end on Saturday, as Georgian-Spaniard Ilia Topuria defeated Volkanovski to take the belt. Volkanovski has been the featherweight champion since December 2019 and successfully defended his title five times. Returning to the octagon following an October high-kick and strikes knockout loss to Islam Makhachev in a short-notice lightweight title re-run, Volkanovski was dropped and knocked out cold in the second round by Topuria. In 8:32 of action, Volkanovski landed 45 significant strikes.
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Alexander Volkanovski Knocked Out At UFC 294
1 year agoAlexander Volkanovski was stepping in for Charles Oliveira on just two weeks' notice but wanted his second chance to take down Islam Makhachev and become UFC's newest double champion. Unfortunately for Volkanovski, Makhachev emerged victorious, successfully defending his lightweight title with a first-round knockout of Volkanovski. The Saturday night fight was a rematch from UFC 284 in February, when Makhachev won by unanimous decision. Volkanovski is now 13-2 in the UFC and is gearing up to face off against Ilia Topuria in January.
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Alexander Volkanovski Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC 294
2 years agoUFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is stepping up on short notice to face Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 294 on Saturday, which will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Volkanovski (26-2) is coming off a TKO win over Yair Rodriguez back in July. Makhachev and Volkanovski headlined the UFC 284 card in February, where Makhachev ended up winning via unanimous decision. Volkanovski is the underdog on DraftKings with a salary of $7,500. He averages 108.8 fantasy points per contest through 14 UFC bouts.
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