Former undisputed featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski has dismissed current claims he’s set to tackle surging star, Diego Lopes subsequent — claiming he shall be rematching the unbeaten, Ilia Topuria for the crown initially — doubtlessly as quickly as UFC 312.
Volkanovski, who remained sidelined since February of this 12 months, will try to snap a two-fight dropping skid in his return to motion — most lately struggling a featherweight championship defeat by the hands of the above-mentioned, Topuria in a devastating knockout defeat in Anaheim.
And showing within the Octagon following the conclusion of final month’s UFC 308 headliner between Topuria and former three-time foe, Max Holloway — Volkanovski was welcomed to a rematch by the Georgian-Spaniard in his return to motion.
Alexander Volkanovski shuts down combat with Diego Lopes
Nevertheless, placing a agency finish to rumors circulating that he could be dealing with off with the streaking, Lopes in his subsequent outing, Volkanovski stays steadfast in pursuit of a title rematch with Topuria — enjoying up a possible return as quickly as February in the primary occasion of UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia.
“We don’t know precisely what’s occurring simply but,” Alexander Volkanovski mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Clearly, we’re preventing for the title. When is that going to be? That’s type of the query. So, let’s see if we will get a stadium in Spain. Clearly, that’s an possibility. Might Sydney nonetheless be an possibility? If that’s the case, I’m going to, yeah — I’ll keep match. Ensuring that, you recognize — as a result of I’ll be getting near camp now anyway, if we do make Sydney. So, I’ll simply get caught into it, caught into coaching and we’ll see what occurs. However nothing locked in but.”
“I don’t know the place that [fight with Diego Lopes] type of come from,” Alexander Volkanovski defined. “I feel that was simply, you recognize, I feel the truth that he’s clearly mentioned, let’s do it in Sydney. After which I feel individuals simply ran with that, however there are not any talks of that in any respect. However you by no means know, proper? However yeah, clearly we’re preventing for the title. So, that’s the place we’re going to primarily focus, however we’ll see what occurs. However there’s positively nothing like that locked in.”
