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UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski puts the squeeze on Logan Paul in sparring session: ‘I’m not doing BJJ again’

Logan Paul is officially done with BJJ after spending the morning sparring with reigning UFC featherweight champion and pound-for-pound great Alexander Volkanovski. On Saturday, July 8, Volkanovski will return to the Octagon for a highly anticipated clash with interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez as part of this year’s International Fight Week festivities. Weeks away from his […]

Logan Paul is officially done with BJJ after spending the morning sparring with reigning UFC featherweight champion and pound-for-pound great Alexander Volkanovski.

On Saturday, July 8, Volkanovski will return to the Octagon for a highly anticipated clash with interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez as part of this year’s International Fight Week festivities. Weeks away from his second appearance of 2023, Volkanovski sat down with the social media sensation to discuss what exactly makes ‘The Great’ so great. During their conversation, Logan Paul revealed that the two engaged in a sparring session earlier that morning, and by the sounds of it, things did not go well for the WWE Superstar.

“You’re the best in the world at what you do. I got to experience it this morning,” Paul said during a recent episode of his IMPAULSIVE podcast.

“It’s like I knew it. I knew it going into it. I’ve said it on this very podcast before I even knew you, and one of the first fights that I saw of you that impressed me,” Paul continued. “I had the feeling, the instinct to speak on it because I could tell how fiery you were. I think it was actually the first time you popped on the scene for me. I’m usually a little late on the bandwagon, but man, you are so strong and dominant, and you put me in a body lock, and I feel like you could’ve tightened your legs so much and just literally split me in half. I’m not doing BJJ again.”

Alexander Volkanovski, alongside City Kickboxing teammate and fellow UFC champion Israel Adesanya, recently became the first official athletes of Logan Paul’s PRIME energy drink.

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Alexander Volkanovski Shares His Secret to Becoming One of the Best Fighters in the World

Asked what drives him to be one of the best fighters in the world, Volkanovski believes it’s all a matter of working hard and having a penchant for problem-solving when stuck in a tight situation like the one he found himself in against Brian Ortega.

“I think I’ve always been like a Brazilian dude. Durable, strong. Obviously, my techniques [are] updated now as well. Like software. I’m very well-rounded. My striking, I’ve always been gritty and hard-working. So that was a good example of it,” Volkanovski said, referencing his UFC 266 fight with Brian Ortega. “Because a lot of people are like, ‘What made you the champ? What made you who you are today?’

“I just point at that, pretty much. Like, that’s the guy. That’s the guy that turns up in the gym every time. A never give up attitude. Problem-solving is like, f*ck, just do what you got to do to get out f*cking this and I won’t look for any other option other than do something f*cking about it. That’s how I’ve always been.”

Alexander Volkanovski will have another big problem to solve next month as he steps back into the main event spotlight for a title unification showdown with Yair Rodriguez. Hailing from Mexico, a country that has seen a slew of UFC champions emerge from the shadows in recent years, Rodriguez scored the biggest win of his career in February, finishing heavy-hitting featherweight standout Josh Emmett at UFC 284 to claim the interim crown.

On July 8, ‘El Pantera’ will attempt to trade in his interim title for undisputed gold as he meets the No. 2 ranked P4P fighter in the world.

Zabit Magomedsharipov tipped to force tough fight with Alexander Volkanovski despite retirement: ‘He is very dangerous’

Despite his untimely retirement from mixed martial arts competition, former featherweight contender, Zabit Magomedsharipov has been backed to pose a significant threat to current division champion, Alexander Volkanovski, by his compatriot and current lightweight kingpin, Islam Makhachev. Magomedsharipov, who last competed back in November 2019, managed to move to 19-1 as a professional, landing a […]

Magomedsharipov, who last competed back in November 2019, managed to move to 19-1 as a professional, landing a close, debated unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar in a UFC Fight Night Moscow headliner over the course of three rounds.

In April 2021, Zabit Magomedsharipov was removed from the official UFC rankings due to inactivity, with the then-number-three ranked contender suffering from immune system health issues, forcing his sidelining.

Is Zabit Magomedsharipov becoming a… doctor? pic.twitter.com/351LmYBuz6

— Ben Kiely (@TheJivemaster) April 27, 2022

In the summer of the following year, the Russian notified the promotion of his decision to retire from professional mixed martial arts competition with immediate effect, closing the curtain on a career which has been largely described as a ‘what could have been’ tenure in the sport.

Zabit Magomedsharipov was once tipped as a future titleholder in the UFC

Once touted as a future title challenger during his time with the organization, Magomedsharipov has been backed to pose a serious threat to the title reign of Volkanovski by his compatriot, Makhachev, despite his retirement from combat sports.

“I think it would be a very competitive fight,” Islam Makhachev told YukaHero regarding a fight between Alexander Volkanovski, and Zabit Magomedsharipov. “I can’t give preference to someone. Zabit is very dangerous in the first two rounds. He can finish anyone. Zabit not only knows how to [strike], but he knows how to choke and wrestle well.” (Transcribed by MMA News)

Magomedsharipov, a former ACB featherweight champion, joined the UFC back in 2017, boasting an unbeaten run of wins over Mike Santiago, Sheymon Moraes, Kyle Bockniak, Brandon Davis, Jeremy Stephens, and the aforenoted, Kattar before his eventual retirement.

As for Volkanovski, the New South Wales favorite is booked to headline UFC 290 next month during International Fight Week, as he takes on Yair Rodríguez in the pair’s featherweight championship unification clash.

Alexander Volkanovski open to Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje BMF title fight: ‘That’s something I’d love to do’

Undisputed featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski has claimed that he is open to the possibility of fighting for a symbolic BMF championship in the future if a lightweight title fight with Islam Makhachev alludes him – particularly against either Dustin Poirier or Justin Gaethje. Volkanovski, the current featherweight champion, challenged for undisputed lightweight gold back in […]

Volkanovski, the current featherweight champion, challenged for undisputed lightweight gold back in Feburary at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia – suffering a unanimous decision loss to Makhachev in his first promotional loss.

Slated to return to the Octagon next month during International Fight Week – Volkanovski is set to top UFC 290 in Las Vegas, Nevada, attempting to unify the featherweight titles with interim gold holder, Yair Rodríguez.

And later that month, former interim lightweight champions, Poirier and Gaethje as slated to rematch at UFC 291 in Salt Lake City, Utah – taking headlining honors with symbolic BMF spoils on the line to boot.

Alexander Volkanovski offers to fight for BMF title spoils

And claiming that if his pursuit of a lightweight rematch with Makhachev proves fruitless for the time being, Volkanovski has offered to fight either Poirier and Gaethje for BMF spoils.

“If I had to lean toward someone, I’d lean Dustin Poirier,” Alexander Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel. “He obviously won the last time they fought, and I’d probably lean towards Dustin. But you can’t tell me Justin Gaethje can’t acth him, you know what i mean? … it’s funny you say that, because I agree with it.”

“At the end of the day, fight anyone, anytime,” Alexander Volkanovski explained. “Who’s the real badasses? The guys that fight injured and consistently like Israel Adesanya, like myself. These guys are bad… 100 percent that’s something I’d love to do. I’ll do it antwhere, any place, any time. … Maybe a BMF belt fight if Islam (Makhachev) his going his thing, and then we can rematch after. Then I can have three belts; featherweight, BMF belt, and that lightweight belt.” (Transcribed by BJPENN.com)

Charles Oliveira opens as betting favorite over Alexander Volkanovski after stunning UFC 289 win

Off the back of his stunning first round stoppage victory at UFC 289 over the course of the weekend, former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira has opened as a decent betting favorite to defeat featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski – as bookies take money on a potential fight between the duo. Oliveira, who defended his status […]

Oliveira, who defended his status as number one contender at 155 pounds in the co-main event of UFC 289 over the course of the weekend, managed to turn in his stunning twentieth stoppage victory under the promotion’s banner, taking out the surging contender, Beneil Dariush with a barrage of first round ground strikes in Vancouver, Canada.

And as for Volkanovski – pre-occupied with a featherweight title unification fight against interim gold holder, Yair Rodríguez next month atop a marquee UFC 290 card, most recently suffered his first Octagon defeat against common-foe, Islam Makhachev in February of this year.

And off the back of his roughshod run through Dariush in the co-main event of UFC 289, Charles Oliveira has opened as a sizeable -140 betting favorite on many markets to defeat the +120 betting underdog, Volkanovski.

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A former featherweight himself, Oliveira came closest to securing a title shot at the weight class back in 2016 – suffering a guillotine choke submission loss to former lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis in a pivotal divisional clash.

However, striking eventual gold back in 2020, Oliveira managed to win the vacant lightweight title in a rallying performance against Michael Chandler – stopping the Missouri veteran with a stunning second round KO.

Defending the lightweight title just once, Charles Oliveira submitted former interim gold holder, Dustin Poirier with a standing rear-naked choke in December of that year.

And despite dropping his championship to the scales in May of last year at UFC 274, Charles Oliveira continued his undefeated run with a first round submission win over title challenger, Justin Gaethje in Phoenix, Arizona.

Setting up his unsuccessful lightweight title siege against Makhachev back in February with a third career win over common-foe, Max Holloway in July of last year during International Fight Week, Volkanovski fell short in his bid to beat the Russian and become a two-weight champion held simultaneously.

Turning in a record-setting performance against Dariush in ‘The Great White North’ over the course of the weekend, Charles Oliveira landed a jaw-dropping nineteenth post-fight bonus with his TKO stoppage – landing a Performance of the Night bonus.

Ahead of the fight, Sao Paulo grappler, Oliveira had already separated himself as the most prolific submission artist in Octagon antiquity, and the outright pacesetter for stoppage wins in the history of the UFC.

Eyeing a title rematch with Makhachev himself before the close of the year, Charles Oliveira has been touted as the rightful contender to the throne next by UFC leader, Dana White to boot – which is sure to help the Brazilian’s claim for a championship chance next time out.

Alexander Volkanovski still betting favorite to defeat Yair Rodríguez at UFC 290 in July title fight

Initially opening as a betting favorite to successfully unify the featherweight titles against interim gold holder, Yair Rodríguez at UFC 290 next month, fellow divisional champion, Alexander Volkanovski is hotly closing as a betting favorite to defeat the Mexican in July. Volkanovski, a former undisputed featherweight titleholder, will attempt to land undisputed status during International […]

Volkanovski, a former undisputed featherweight titleholder, will attempt to land undisputed status during International Fight Week next month – taking on interim gold holder, Rodríguez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Suffering his first promotional loss back in February in his pursuit of duel-weight champion status, Volkanovski dropped a close, competitive unanimous decision loss to Russian standout, Islam Makhachev in the pair’s undisputed championship fight in Perth, Australia in the main event of UFC 284.

As for Rodríguez, in the night’s co-headliner, the Chihuahua native landed interim gold with a stunning victory against Josh Emmett – submitting the featherweight knockout artist with a brutal second round triangle choke submission success.

And initially opening as a betting favorite to defeat Rodríguez and successfully unify the featherweight titles at UFC 290, Volkanovski is currently sitting as a -435 betting favorite to defeat Rodríguez, with the interim champion sitting as a +350 betting underdog.

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25-2 as a professional, prior to his lightweight division loss to Makhachev on home soil back in February, Volkanovski would land a whopping 12 consecutive triumphs at the featherweight limit en route to eventual championship success.

Winning spoils in December 2019 in a title fight with Max Holloway, Volkanovski would then successfully defend the featherweight crown against the Hawaiian in two further fights, as well as securing wins against Brian Ortega, and Chan Sung Jung during his reign as divisional kingpin.

A former pound-for-pound number one ranked fighter under the promotion’s banner, New South Wales native, Volkanvoski landed wins over the likes of former title challenger, Chad Mendes, and inaugural divisional champion, Jose Aldo en route to his championship win over Holloway in 2019.

15-3(1) as a professional, Mexican striker, Rodríguez has only suffered Octagon blemishes against former champions, Frankie Edgar during his initial featherweight rise, as well as the above-mentioned common-foe, Holloway – the latter of which in November 2021.

In the midst of a two-fight winning run, Rodríguez submitted the above-noted, Emmett to secure interim division spoils, having previously emerged with a TKO win against common-opposition, Ortega in the main event of UFC Fight Night Long Island last year after the latter suffered a shoulder injury following an opening round submission attempt.

Landing six straight victories before his loss to Edgar, Rodríguez has defeated the likes of Andre Fili, Dan Hooker, former undisputed welterweight and lightweight champion, B.J. Penn, as well as Jeremy Stephens, and the aforenoted, Jung during his time at the featherweight limit. In his promotional debut, Rodríguez landed The Ultimate Fighter Latin America tournament win, landing a unanimous decision win over Leonardo Morales in 2014.

Twitter reacts to Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski getting sponsored by Logan Paul’s Prime

Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski have now been named as the first official athletes to be sponsored/partnered by Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink. Paul and his company Prime announced a three-year deal with the UFC in February of 2023. The deal made Prime the “Official Sports Drink” of the UFC and secured Prime promotion at […]

Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski have now been named as the first official athletes to be sponsored/partnered by Logan Paul’s Prime energy drink.

Paul and his company Prime announced a three-year deal with the UFC in February of 2023. The deal made Prime the “Official Sports Drink” of the UFC and secured Prime promotion at the UFC’s performance institute and on-air during the fights.

Prime branding was also made to be seen in-between rounds, and their logo was even added to the red and blue stools the fighters would sit on during the short one-minute break they receive. The assets started to flood in at UFC 284 and Prime has been a featured part of the UFC since then.

Now, it seems Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski are taking things a step further, by officially becoming partnered representatives of Prime themselves, and making a little bit of Prime history in doing so.

Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski sign with Prime, much to the disapproval of fans on Twitter

While the signing is indeed historic, many fans were not too happy about this deal. Logan and Jake Paul do not get a lot of love in MMA, and the Prime deal was met with a lot of backlash to begin with when it was officially announced.

“Life finds the weirdest ways to disappoint you,” one fan said on Twitter. “Two of our favorite fighters (in Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski) and they sold their souls to Logan? Nice,” another fan said sarcastically.

Life finds the weirdest ways to disappoint you

— Matty n MMA (@mattyandmma) June 4, 2023

Two of our favorite fighters and they sold their soul to Logan? Nice.

— UFC Predicted (@UFCpredicted) June 4, 2023

Another fan expressed their distaste for the deal, and mentioned that other fighters with less name value could really have benefitted from the deal: “So many other up-and-comers that deserved this sponsorship money. These guys are multi-millionaires. Pocket change money, people like Joaquin Buckley and Matthew Frevola would of been life-changing for them.”

What’s your opinion on this new signing of Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski to Prime?