Former UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski displays on devastating knockout loss suffered in opposition to Ilia Topuria final night time.
After over three years as featherweight champion, Volkanovski would drop his title to Topuria after the 27-year-old landed a brutal proper hand not lengthy into the second spherical.
Alexander Volkanovski heaps reward on Ilia Topuria
Volkanovski, now on back-to-back losses, was ever the skilled when discussing the loss. The fan faviroute credited Topuria for his efficiency and gave no excuses.
“You’ll be able to’t take something away from Topuria,” Alexander Volkanovski mentioned throughout his post-fight press convention. “If he places a hand on you want that, you’re going to go down. I don’t care, that’s simply that.
“That was a clear proper hand and I feel irrespective of who you’re, you let a type of land in your chin whilst you’re caught there, you’re in all probability taking place. Don’t let him catch you, that’s what that was. He caught me, so I gained’t take nothing away from him. I’m not going to take a seat there and say it was this or it was that. I felt nice. Camp was nice. I felt good in there.”
Volkanovski got here into the Topuria struggle simply three months after being knocked out after being on the receiving finish of a head kick from Islam Makhachev. When evaluating the 2, Volkanovski admits that not like the Makhachev, which he took on brief discover, he felt ready and prepared however Topuria’s energy proved simply too potent.
“This one, I used to be excessive spirits the entire means, I’m nonetheless in excessive spirits. He caught me, that’s that,” Volkanovski continued.
“I felt good in there, I felt like I’d seen every thing early, however he ended up catching me. I used to be fairly comfy within the first spherical after which we began being like, alright we’ll begin to do extra. I used to be nearly to do extra and he caught me, in order that’s simply the sport. I’m fairly assured we have been in all probability up till then, however that’s simply the sport.”
Volkaonvski will probably take trip after two back-to-back stoppages however has confirmed to be a extremely aggressive and motivated fighter. He will probably be again.
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