{"id":388452,"date":"2022-05-12T09:23:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=388452"},"modified":"2022-05-12T09:23:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T09:23:16","slug":"i-am-undefeated-in-these-divisions-alexander-volkanovski-gunning-for-the-lightweight-belt-says-it-will-not-be-as-hard-as-some-people-think-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-am-undefeated-in-these-divisions-alexander-volkanovski-gunning-for-the-lightweight-belt-says-it-will-not-be-as-hard-as-some-people-think-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Am Undefeated in These Divisions\u201d- Alexander Volkanovski Gunning for the Lightweight Belt; Says It Will Not Be \u2018as Hard as Some People Think It Is&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It appears as though 2022 will be a busy year for Alexander Volkanovski, the UFC\u2019s featherweight champion. \u2018The Great\u2019 recently defended his belt against \u2018The Korean Zombie\u2019 in one of the most dominant displays in a title fight in recent memory. Volkanovski was extremely vicious from the very first minute of the fight and piled on the pressure until the referee had to ultimately step in and call an end to the fight in the fourth round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the fight, Volkanovski stated that he wanted a quick turnaround fight, and the UFC obliged by rescheduling the trilogy with Max Holloway at <a href=\"https:\/\/ufc.com\/\">UFC<\/a> 276 in July. Max Holloway is a tough opponent for anyone at featherweight, but the champion has plans that go beyond \u2018Blessed\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent interview, Volkanovski shared his thoughts on what he wants after securing a win over Max Holloway at UFC 276. He said, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am looking at the them (lightweights) and I see great opportunities. I don\u2019t care what people say\u2026 mate, I train with lightweights and welterweights as well I am used to big bodies. I am undefeated in these divisions. I don\u2019t look at this as that big of a challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aa3J5Qq0Xwo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018The Great\u2019 continued, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cObviously, I have a challenge in front of me in Max he is a great fighter, but I plan on going my thing, going 3-0, get that #1 pound-for-pound, get that status. I want to go for that double-champ status. And believe me, it is not going to be as hard as some people think it is going to be to do, and that is no disrespect for the guys. People are going to doubt me all the time, and after this one, I don\u2019t think people are going to doubt me too much but if I move up in weight, maybe I get some doubters again and I can prove them wrong again.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:-<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/he-deserves-the-bag-former-bitter-rival-backs-francis-ngannou-to-pocket-a-massive-payday-against-tyson-fury\/\">\u201cHe Deserves the Bag\u201d- Former Bitter Rival Backs Francis Ngannou to Pocket a Massive Payday Against Tyson Fury<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alexander Volkanovski to fight for the lightweight belt before the end of the year?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lightweight division is stacked with talent right now. There are a bunch of fights that could be made, including a number of contenders for a title shot as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-388182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image02-4.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Volkanovski\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image02-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image02-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image02-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image02-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given how crowded it is at the top at 155-pounds, moving up in weight and challenging for the lightweight belt might not be as easy for the featherweight champion. Needless to say, if Volkanovski gets his chance it will be an epic fight indeed, regardless of the opposition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It appears as though 2022 will be a busy year for Alexander Volkanovski, the UFC\u2019s featherweight champion. \u2018The Great\u2019 recently defended his belt against \u2018The Korean Zombie\u2019 in one of the most dominant displays in a title fight in recent memory. Volkanovski was extremely vicious from the very first minute of the fight and piled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":388453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2006],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-388452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}