Former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has made his confident predictions for the top two fights to take place at UFC 301 this Saturday.
Considered by many to be the best featherweight in MMA history, Volkanovski suffered his first loss in the featherweight division with a knockout loss to Ilya Topria at UFC 298, ending his long reign as champion. .
Losing the UFC title hasn't dampened Volkanovski's enthusiasm for fighting, as he recently appeared on Fox Sports Australia with fellow UFC veteran Joshua Culibao and was the co-main event of this weekend's UFC 301. Jose Aldo and Jonathan Martinez told us their predictions.
Aldo's return to the Octagon has been a hot topic ahead of UFC 301.
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“I think Aldo did it,” Volkanovski said. “I think he's still there. That fast-twitch muscle is still there and he's still the same technical guy that we've always seen. He's still boxing…Martinez is obviously on a winning streak, but I'm a local I'm going to support José Aldo, the hero of the world.”
Aldo announced his retirement from mixed martial arts after losing to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278, but after competing in three professional boxing bouts last year, the 'King of Rio' returned to face Martinez at UFC 278 The news surprised martial arts fans around the world. UFC301.
Volkanovski defeated Aldo by unanimous decision in 2019 to win UFC gold, and “The Great” continues to do so this weekend when Steve Arseg takes on Alexandre Pantoja for the flyweight belt. I predicted another Australian would become UFC champion.
Erceg won the UFC title in just three fights after gaining the promotion.
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“I think [Erceg] I'll get it done. I think he brought the belt back to Australia. That's what we want to see and that's what's going to happen. I think he can do it by the third round, the finish. He plans to finish in three rounds. ”
Erceg only made his UFC debut at UFC 289 last year, but he's already racked up three wins in that time, and his knockout victory over Matt Schnell earlier this year gave “Astro Boy” a chance to win his first UFC title. That was enough.
The Australian was tasked with ending Pantoja's winning streak at five, including a successful title defense against Brandon Roybal at the end of last year, and Erceg also faced a raucous crowd in Rio de Janeiro. Janeiro on Saturday night, who also faces the added pressure of challenging the Brazilian champion in front of.
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