{"id":470035,"date":"2022-07-03T08:50:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T05:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/alexander-volkanovski-erases-doubts-after-trilogy-sweep-at-ufc-276\/"},"modified":"2022-07-03T08:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T05:50:04","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-erases-doubts-after-trilogy-sweep-at-ufc-276","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alexander-volkanovski-erases-doubts-after-trilogy-sweep-at-ufc-276\/","title":{"rendered":"#Alexander Volkanovski erases doubts after trilogy sweep at UFC 276"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f97b0d8ba3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f97b0d8ba3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/alexander-volkanovski-erases-doubts-after-trilogy-sweep-at-ufc-276\/#%E2%80%9CAlexander_Volkanovski_erases_doubts_after_trilogy_sweep_at_UFC_276%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Alexander Volkanovski erases doubts after trilogy sweep at UFC 276&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAlexander_Volkanovski_erases_doubts_after_trilogy_sweep_at_UFC_276%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Alexander Volkanovski erases doubts after trilogy sweep at UFC 276&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cNobody can doubt me now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, really, none should have doubted Alexander \u201cThe Great\u201d Volkanovski from the start, even long before his post-fight declaration Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s right. All existing questions erased. He is, unequivocally, the world\u2019s finest featherweight fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Volkanovski (25-1, 15 finishes) put three exclamation points \u2014 one for each victory \u2014 at the end of his championship trilogy with Max Holloway with a clean sweep of the scorecards in the UFC 276 co-main event, defending his crown for the fourth time since first ripping it from Holloway (23-7, 12 finishes) 2 \u00bd years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Any existing slights on Volkanovski\u2019s status trace squarely to a razor-close decision victory two years ago in the United Arab Emirates, with no fans in the Abu Dhabi arena at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plenty were convinced Holloway did enough to win.<\/p>\n<p>Not a soul on the Las Vegas S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> could make such a case in the third, and surely final, Volkanovski victory. The Aussie caked his rival\u2019s face with his own blood \u2014 spouting chiefly from a cut on the Hawaiian\u2019s left eyebrow, opened by a heavy hook midway through the second round.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alexander Volkanovski\" class=\"wp-image-22902952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alexander Volkanovski<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Holloway had brought extra energy to Thursday\u2019s pre-fight press conference, an element Volkanovski credits with fueling his own fire before c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing an unlikely trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMax Holloway is an absolute beast,\u201d said Volkanovski in the moments after his declaration as the obvious winner. \u201cThat intensity he brought, that we both had the last few days, I needed it. I really needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From the jump, the 33-year-old Volkanovski looked both stronger and faster. He was also chattier, clearly feeding off the energy Holloway fed days earlier.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOh yeah!\u201d the champ could be heard late in round one after a stiff jab connected. Leg kicks had been his most effective weapon over 10 full rounds across two fights before this weekend. This time, it was a power-packed right hand that left Holloway battered and thoroughly outclassed. The fact that Volkanovski seemed to believe he broke that hand in the opening frame makes the weapon\u2019s effectiveness all the more remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>In fights one and two, based on totals from UFC Stats, 48 percent of Volkanovski\u2019s significant strikes landed were to the legs. Saturday, it plummeted to 14 percent as the Aussie landed a trilogy-high 199 significant strikes. A plus-72 edge in that category stands out against Holloway, the owner of the UFC\u2019s single-fight significant strike record who failed to outland the champion in any of their three contests.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Alexander Volkanovski attacked with heavy right hands throughout his UFC 276 win over Max Holloway.\" class=\"wp-image-22902977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220703ufc1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Alexander Volkanovski attacked with heavy right hands throughout his UFC 276 win over Max Holloway.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Zuffa LLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While not possessing fight-ending power, Volkanovksi\u2019s pop and speed \u2014 especially that speed \u2014 could carry well if he gets his post-fight wish. Echoing a sentiment he shared earlier this year with The Post, he issued a respectful challenge to former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira for the belt Oliveira had stripped because of missing weight before a dominant win over Justin Gaethje in May.<\/p>\n<p>And if the Aussie has his way, a fight for the vacant 155-pound crown would not mean the end of his days ruling the roost at 145.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just proved to you that I want to be in this octagon as much as possible,\u201d Volkanovski said. \u201cI want to be busy. I don\u2019t think this division itself can keep me busy. I want to move up, go for double-champ, and I\u2019ll keep two divisions busy.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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But he\u2019s right. All existing questions erased. He is, unequivocally, the world\u2019s finest featherweight fighter. 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