UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has denied rumors of his retirement forward of UFC 325.
Volkanovski will headline UFC 325 in Australia on January thirty first in a rematch with Diego Lopez from final yr. On FanDuel, the champion enters the match as a -164 favourite whereas Lopez is a +128 underdog.
There was lots of discuss main as much as the battle that, win or lose, this may very well be Volkanovski’s final battle. Nonetheless, Volkanovski made it clear that if he wins, he’ll proceed to battle.
“If I received hit, would I come again and battle? No,” Volkanovski informed Ariel Helwani. “However that is not my plan. Except one thing dangerous occurs, I’ll get again on the market. Whether or not my subsequent battle is in opposition to an undefeated fighter within the UFC or one thing like that, that will be fascinating and possibly that may very well be the battle I end.”
“In the intervening time, I am planning on all the pieces going properly and placing my palms up and hopefully minimizing the injury and turning issues round shortly. It isn’t my plan to retire, so I do not know the place that is going to come back from.”
Many claimed this was Volkanovski’s retirement battle at UFC 325, however he mentioned that is not true. As an alternative, he plans to get at the least yet one more this yr earlier than reevaluating his future. However so long as Volkanovski continues to win and carry out, he would not assume he must retire.
Alexander Volkanovski eyes his subsequent opponent after UFC 325
When Volkanovski steps into the Octagon at UFC 325, he’ll face his final opponent, Diego Lopez, in a rematch.
Nonetheless, Volkanovski is ok with this as he believes he’ll face both Lerone Murphy or Movsar Evloev subsequent.
“I nonetheless know it is going to be an thrilling battle. Possibly Lerone Murphy and Mohsar will battle. If that is the case, I will simply battle the winner of that,” Volkanovski added.
Volkanovski enters the battle with a file of 27 wins and 4 losses, coming off a choice win over Lopez.
