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Alexander Volkanovski
Alex Volkanovski
BornAlexander Volkanovski
(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36)
Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia
Other namesThe Great
The Hulk
ResidenceNew South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StyleKickboxing, Boxing, Wrestling
Fighting out ofWindang, New South Wales, Australia
TeamFreestyle Fighting Gym
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Joe Lopez
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins19
By knockout11
By submission3
By decision5
Losses1
By knockout1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alexander Volkanovski (Маcedonian: Александар Волкановски) (born 29 September 1988) is an Australian mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former two time Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) featherweight champion. He is currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of November 13, 2018, he is #10 in the official UFC featherweight rankings.

Background

Volkanovski was born in Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, of a Macedoniann]] and Greek heritage. He started training wrestling at an early age which he won an Australian title when he was 12. He switched his focus to pursue rugby league as the front rower when he was 14 where he won Australia Rugby League Mick Cronin Medal in 2010 as Group 7 player with the Warilla Gorillas Rugby League and won the Premiership with them in 2011.

Freestyle Fighting Gym trainer Joe Lopez said Volkanovski, who was man of the match in the 2011 Group Seven grand final when Warilla beat Gerringong, started training in MMA at the age of 22 and Greco-Roman wrestling to keep fit for rugby league, where he weighed 97 kg (214 lbs). However, he soon realised he had a passion for the sport and wants to go as far as he can. He switched to combat sport in 2012 where he fought in the middleweight division as he weighed 210 lbs with his 5' 6" frame prior moving the lightweight and featherweight division.

He appeared as a coach in Malaysia Invasion, an amateur MMA reality show. Volkanovski is a good counter striker with powerful overhand right and a fantastic offensive wrestler.

There are no excuses in fighting. You can be playing a team sport and have a good game, and you can lose. In fighting, it’s all on me. If I go out there and lose, then it’s my fault. I like that. So I know if I fight well, I’m going to win. I definitely love the fact that it’s all on you, and you do what you have to do to win. And each fight is like a grand final in the rugby league"

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting has an amateur, at middleweight, going 4–0 before turning professional. Volkanovski has fought in various MMA organisations in Oceania region in Asia from 2012 to July 2016 prior signed with UFC. He won Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC) and two times Australian Fighting Championship Featherweight titles. Volkanovski amassed a record of 13–1 with 10 straight wins prior joining the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Volkanovski made his promotional debut on 26 November 2016 and increased his win streak to 11 with a second-round TKO against Yusuke Kasuya at UFC Fight Night 101. He announced at the post fight press conference that he would drop from lightweight to featherweight for his next fight.

Volkanovski was expected to face Michel Quiones on 19 February 2017 at UFC Fight Night 105. However, the bout was scrapped after Quinones suffered an injury and no replacement could be found.

Volkanovski returned to Featherweight and faced Mizuto Hirota on 11 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night 110. He won the fight by unanimous decision.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

See also

References

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  14. Submission Radio (16 June 2017), Alex Volkanovski Reveals the Crazy Circumstances He Endured Ahead of UFC Auckland!, retrieved 16 June 2017
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  20. FNA Staff. "Australian Fighting Championships 15 Results". fight news australia. fight news australia.
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  23. Ho, John Hyon. "Alexander Volkanovski Grounds and Pounds Yusuke Kasuya in Melbourne". The Fight Nation. International MMA. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  24. Baldwin, Nick. "UFC Melbourne results: Akhmedov grinds out Noke, Volkanovski wins debut". bloodyelbow. UFC. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  25. "Alex Volkanovski plans drop to featherweight following UFC Fight Night 101 victory". You Tube. USA TODAY Sports. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  26. Cruz, Guilherme. "Alexander Volkanovski vs. Michel Quinones off Sunday's UFC Fight Night card in Halifax 7". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  27. Staff (19 April 2017). "Alex Volkanovski meets Mizuto Hirota at UFC Fight Night 110 in New Zealand". mmajunkie.com.

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