{"id":269045,"date":"2018-01-30T10:08:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=269045"},"modified":"2018-01-30T10:09:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T18:09:11","slug":"exclusive-ufc-221s-alexander-volkanovski-expects-ranked-opponent-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-ufc-221s-alexander-volkanovski-expects-ranked-opponent-win\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | UFC 221’s Alexander Volkanovski expects ranked opponent with win"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, on the undercard of UFC 221 in Perth, Australia, red-hot featherweight prospect Alexander Volkanovski will return to the cage for a rescheduled bout with Canada’s Jeremy Kennedy. If Volkanovski can win this bout, he’ll be 4-0 in the UFC, and 16-1 overall, and he expects to be rewarded for this impressive run with a top-15 opponent.<\/p>\n

“That’s gonna be four,” he said on the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio<\/a>. “If I win this, that’s four wins in a row. I haven’t even lost a round [in the UFC] yet, so I’ve been dominating most of my opponents and I’m sure they’re gonna wanna give me a ranked opponent. I just think that’s the only option after this. And I’m pretty sure, you know, my manger was talking to [matchmaker] Sean Shelby and that’s pretty much what he was implying, so I definitely think that’s what’s gonna happen, and that’s why I’m happy with the match up and I can’t wait, mate.”<\/p>\n

Volkanovski, of course, is expecting to win in his native Australia. In fact, he’s expecting a finish \u2013 hopefully an impressive knockout.<\/p>\n

“I say that every time I’m looking for that finish, but in this case I really am,” he said. “With my last few opponents, I knew going in there that I’m gonna be a lot stronger than them, and [that my] grappling is probably gonna be a bit better. Whereas in this case I still feel that way, but I know [grappling is] his go-to and you know, stand up, I’m definitely looking to stand up and look for that finish. I don’t think anyone in the division can take my right hand if I land it clean, so I’m ready to prove that and I’ve been calling for these 50g bonuses even before my debut but I reckon we’ve got one coming.”<\/p>\n

Do you think Alexander Volkanovski deserves a top-15 foe if he wins at UFC 221?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 1\/30\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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