Reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski answered several questions during the UFC 266 media day scrum. One of the questions was whether he’d consider facing Max Holloway for the third time. Volkanovski responded by stating:
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Heading into their first fight at UFC 245 in December 2019, Max Holloway was the UFC featherweight champion, and Alexander Volkanovski was the challenger. The closely contested matchup went the five-round distance and saw Volkanovski defeat Holloway via unanimous decision to capture the UFC featherweight title.
Their rematch transpired at UFC 251 in July 2020. This fight had Volkanovski looking to defend his title, whereas ‘Blessed’ came in as the challenger. Akin to their first fight, the second fight went the five-round distance and was a back-and-forth war. Volkanovski successfully defended his title by defeating Holloway via split decision.
Alexander Volkanovski reigns over a stacked featherweight division
Alexander Volkanovski is set to defend his UFC featherweight title against Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on September 25. Top-tier competitors like Max Holloway, Yair Rodriguez, and Giga Chikadze are in the title mix at featherweight, regardless of the outcome of the Volkanovski-Ortega fight.
The consensus is that Holloway is likely to fight Rodriguez this November. The winner of their fight could face the winner of the Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega matchup for the title.
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