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Coach ‘Gutted’ Alex Volkanovski Snubbed For Title Shot

Alexander Volkanovski was snubbed of the next UFC featherweight title shot. Despite coming off a victory over Jose Aldo in Brazil, the UFC gifted Frankie Edgar the next shot at the 145-pound title. Edgar meets Max Holloway at UFC 240 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Speaking to Submission Radio, Volkanovski’s coach, Eugene Bareman, said he’s “gutted” […]

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Alexander Volkanovski was snubbed of the next UFC featherweight title shot.

Despite coming off a victory over Jose Aldo in Brazil, the UFC gifted Frankie Edgar the next shot at the 145-pound title. Edgar meets Max Holloway at UFC 240 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Speaking to Submission Radio, Volkanovski’s coach, Eugene Bareman, said he’s “gutted” his fighter was snubbed (via MMA Fighting):

“Gutted, mate. Absolutely livid. Livid. Livid,” Bareman said. “Like, we talked about this for such a long time. We talked about it, our team talked about. Our goal was to set this scenario up. And for all our knowledge, this is what the UFC were looking for, this is what they wanted.

“They needed Volko to win that fight, they needed Israel [Adesanya] to get into position, and then we’ve got an Australasian super card set up all because of the work that we’ve put in and the position that we’ve put ourselves into.

“And that was all to get to this goal, to get to that super card. And we were obviously [thinking that] but the UFC was on a different page. We didn’t think so, but yeah, absolutely gutted. Is it not obvious?”

Volkanovski has more than earned his title opportunity. He hasn’t lost a fight since 2013 and has won all seven of his fights under the UFC banner. His latter two fights resulted in victories over some of the division’s greatest of all-time in Aldo and Chad Mendes.

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Alexander Volkanovski Hospitalized In Chile With Blood Infection

Alexander Volkanovski has had a whirlwind 72 hours. The featherweight beat Jose Aldo in his Brazil by unanimous decision, seemingly becoming the number one contender. However, that is not the case as it was reported that Frankie Edgar is getting the ti…

Alexander Volkanovski has had a whirlwind 72 hours. The featherweight beat Jose Aldo in his Brazil by unanimous decision, seemingly becoming the number one contender. However, that is not the case as it was reported that Frankie Edgar is getting the title shot against Max Holloway at UFC 240. And, to make matters worse, the […]

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Israel Adesanya Questions Frankie Edgar Getting Title Shot Over Alexander Volkanovski

Israel Adesanya is questioning the reasoning by the decision that the UFC made when it comes to the next challenger for Max Holloway’s UFC featherweight title. On Monday evening, the Las Vegas promotion confirmed that Holloway will make his next title …

Israel Adesanya is questioning the reasoning by the decision that the UFC made when it comes to the next challenger for Max Holloway’s UFC featherweight title. On Monday evening, the Las Vegas promotion confirmed that Holloway will make his next title defense against Frankie Edgar at the UFC 240 pay-per-view event. This caught some people […]

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Twitter Reacts After Alexander Volkanovski Upsets Jose Aldo At UFC 237

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo returned to the Octagon last night (Sat. May 11, 2019) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He took on rising 145-pound star Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski showed tremendous skill inside the Octagon against, arguably, the greatest featherweight of all time. After three rounds of fighting, Volkanovski seemingly […]

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Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo returned to the Octagon last night (Sat. May 11, 2019) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He took on rising 145-pound star Alexander Volkanovski.

Volkanovski showed tremendous skill inside the Octagon against, arguably, the greatest featherweight of all time. After three rounds of fighting, Volkanovski seemingly out-classed the Brazilian legend for 15 minutes. When it was all said and done, he was awarded the unanimous decision victory.

Now, he calls for a shot at the featherweight championship. Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to Volkanovski’s big win on Twitter here:

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Alexander Volkanovski Upsets Jose Aldo After Masterful Performance

Next up, former UFC featherweight king Jose Aldo returns to take on rising contender Alexander Volkanovski. Round 1: Feeling out process from both men early on here. Some leg kicks form Volkanovski, but both men are being very careful. A nice body attack from Aldo. A nice hook from Aldo catches Volkanovski, who was attempting […]

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Next up, former UFC featherweight king Jose Aldo returns to take on rising contender Alexander Volkanovski.

Round 1:

Feeling out process from both men early on here. Some leg kicks form Volkanovski, but both men are being very careful. A nice body attack from Aldo. A nice hook from Aldo catches Volkanovski, who was attempting a spinning maneuver. Volkanovski lands a nice right hand, and presses Aldo against the cage. Aldo throws a flying knee that’s just blocked. Volkanovski lands a nice left hand to end the round.

Round 2:

Leg kicks from Volkanovski to open the round. A very nice combination of hooks lands for Volkanovski. Aldo lands a jab that backs Volkanovski up. An eye poke from Volkanovski temporarily stops the action. Volkanovski lands a nice left hook, but Aldo responds with a counter hook.

Volkanovski hits Aldo with some knees to the thigh. Aldo gets the back clinch on Volkanovski, but only for a second, as he re-gains dominant position against the fence. A lead hook from Aldo lands. Volkanovski with a nice jab, and the round comes to an end.

Round 3:

Volkanovski with a nice leg kick and pair of right hands. He clinches up with Aldo and pressures him against the cage again. Volkanovski coming forward with some hard shots, and Aldo is looking to defend and land a nice counter strike from the looks of things.

A very nice combination lands for Volkanovski again. Volkanovski has Aldo against the cage and is putting in some nice work. More knees to the thigh from Volkanovski. The round comes to an end with Volkanovski thigh kicking Aldo against the cage.

Official Result: Alexander Volkanovski def. Jose Aldo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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Renato Moicano Ready to Fill in for Jose Aldo at UFC 237

Renato Moicano is waiting in the wings to bounce back following his loss to Jose Aldo in February and he is prepared to do so against a man who is already booked against, coincidentally, Jose Aldo. That is because Renato Moicano has heard that Jose Ald…

Renato Moicano is waiting in the wings to bounce back following his loss to Jose Aldo in February and he is prepared to do so against a man who is already booked against, coincidentally, Jose Aldo. That is because Renato Moicano has heard that Jose Aldo will not be fighting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil […]

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