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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:

Volkanovski is a closer #UFC237

— Raging A1 forgery (@IAQUINTAREALTY) May 12, 2019

That the Brazilian judges got it right. #UFC237 https://t.co/y5ODpWDvdx

— The Mane Event (@EliasTheodorou) May 12, 2019

Not quite the fight I was hoping for… #UFC237

— Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) May 12, 2019

There can be not a shred of doubt that Alexander Volkanovski is your top featherweight contender and should be next for Max Holloway.

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) May 12, 2019

Imagine Whittaker vs. Adesanya for the middleweight title and Holloway vs. Volkanovski for the featherweight title in Australia. What a scene that would be.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 12, 2019

Sensational showing from Alexander Volkanovski. He moves to 7-0 in the UFC and beats Jose Aldo in Rio of all places. Remarkable achievement. Give this man a title shot. #UFC237

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) May 12, 2019

Alexander Volkanovski gets the job done against Jose Aldo by unanimous decision.

Probably not the result Frankie Edgar wanted as this almost certainly makes Volkanovski the next contender in line to face champion Max Holloway #UFC237

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) May 12, 2019

This Australia card is starting to shape up to be incredible later this year. If these fights come through, OMG

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) May 12, 2019

.Hells yeah!!! So freaking proud of @alexvolkanovski winning the biggest fight of his career!!

I remember fighting on the same card on the local Aussie scene back in 2014 and he just cemented himself as a thr next 145lb title contender.

So so so proud #UFC237 https://t.co/91SORquRdM

— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) May 12, 2019

With Jose Aldo losing tonight, I'd like to see him move up to lightweight for some new challenges in that weight class. A lot of interesting possibilities in terms of opponents #UFC237

— James Lynch (@LynchOnSports) May 12, 2019

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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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Alex Volkanovski is ready for the fight of his life and is planning to usher in a new era for the UFC’s featherweight division when he takes on José Aldo at UFC 237: “Jose is a legend of our sport and a future UFC Hall of Famer,” Volkanovski penned in a piece on Playersvoice.com. “I’ll […]

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