After a dominant victory over Max Holloway at UFC 276, Alexander Volkanovski got here head to head with a former two-division champion: Henry Cejudo.
Volkanovski and Holloway battled it out of their third struggle collectively. The primary two fights have been thought of controversial, and after ‘Blessed’ shortly defeated a couple of different high contenders, a trilogy struggle appeared solely pure.
The primary spherical began off as shut because the struggle would ever be. ‘The Nice’ was actually within the zone, and his motion and standup got here collectively to type a wonderful show of the evolution of putting, towards one of many biggest strikers the division has ever seen in Holloway.
Sadly, each spherical thereafter could be a brutal show of Volkanovski’s expertise. He made ‘Blessed’ look like he was a step behind, and by no means let the Hawaiian discover the flow-state he’s so recognized for slipping into and destroying opponents with.
The struggle would attain a choice, and there was a transparent winner. Alexander Volkanovski formally closed the Holloway chapter in his profession with a dominant victory, and he didn’t go lengthy till he would discover one other seemingly-worthy challenger.
Henry Cejudo and Alexander Volkanovski Come Face to Face After UFC 276 Title Protection
“That is all competitors, man,” Henry Cejudo mentioned on the video. “If an Olympic medal and two UFC belts ain’t sufficient, I simply wish to compete, Alexander. As a competitor, I respect the sh*t out of you. Congratulations No. 1. I simply wish to understand how far I can take it. I’m right here. I’m right here.”
Whereas the response of Volkanovski isn’t 100% clear, it does sound like he mentioned: “Effectively, I’m gonna hold it actual…I’m in want of any person else (to defend the belt towards), let’s do it.”
Alexander Volkanovski has now defended his title a complete of 4 occasions. It’s unclear if the UFC will let Volkanovski defend his title towards Henry Cejudo, nevertheless, they do have a observe document of often letting champions hand-pick their opponents.
Does Henry Cejudo deserve a title shot, or ought to Alexander Volkanovski defend the belt towards any person else?
