Each UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski and his coach are on board with Movsar Evloev getting the following title shot.
Volkanovski (27-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) reclaimed the featherweight title when he defeated Diego Lopes (27-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous determination in Saturday’s UFC 314 major occasion at Kaseya Middle from Miami.
Volkanovski’s head coach Joe Lopez is conscious of Evloev’s (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) sturdy grappling abilities, however thinks his star pupil will likely be too sturdy for him.
“I feel he is an effective wrestler, however he’s not a – what would you name him? He’s good at getting folks down, however he doesn’t actually do a lot with it as soon as he will get them down,” Lopez informed Submission Radio. “And that’s what I assume makes him boring … So he simply hangs on to them, and I don’t suppose he’s going to have the ability to dangle onto Volk. Volk is simply so sturdy, and his scrambling abilities, and his jiu-jitsu and wrestling are one other stage. Volk simply picks issues up, in case you take a look at the the start of the camp, after we break issues down, and we see what every particular person’s actually good at.
“So we’ve obtained Diego. Diego’s obtained a fairly good guard. The way in which he switches from armbars to triangles to sweeps, he’s superb at. He’s obtained a extremely good repertoire there, and at the start with the blokes that we had, Volk was getting caught in there. (However) by the top of the camp, Volk was not having any issues in any respect in these positions, and I feel that’s what Diego felt when Alex took him down – that it’s not a spot he needs to be with Alex on prime of him as a result of like I mentioned, Alex’s stress when he’s on prime, he appears like a heavyweight on prime of you, after which he simply doesn’t dangle onto you. He’s simply trying to land some bombs or an elbow or one thing on you. So, you don’t wish to be on the underside when Alex is on prime.”
With Volkanovski promising to make a fast turnaround to face Evloev with a win over Lopes, the undefeated contender expects the brand new champion to reside as much as his promise.
“Congratulations on a wonderful efficiency, you’re a real champion! Now let’s see what your phrase is price! @alexvolkanovski #UFC314.”
Congratulations on a wonderful efficiency, you’re a real champion! Now let’s see what your phrase is price! @alexvolkanovski #UFC314
— Movsar Evloev (@MovsarUFC) April 13, 2025
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