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\u201cI\u2019m actually comfortable a little bit out of range as well. I like to pick my times when to come in,\u201d Volkanovski continued \u201cI\u2019m very comfortable in the pocket as well. He likes to really pour it on and you\u2019ve seen when he\u2019s really in your face, really trying to suffocate you, and give you that claustrophobic feeling but Frankie didn\u2019t really crumble there and I know I won\u2019t and I know I can handle that pace and I know I\u2019m very powerful.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if you want to come at me with that sort of game plan, I feel I\u2019m pretty explosive and powerful,\u201d Volkanovski continued. \u201cI feel I can do a lot more damage and again, I\u2019ve got my wrestling background. Max is a true champion. I enjoy watching him fight but I want to get that fight. I want it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to work my game and I believe I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do you think Alex Volkanovski could be the man to end Max Holloway’s seemingly unshakable reign at featherweight?<\/p>\n
This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/29\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Holloway successfully defended the UFC featherweight title with a unanimous decision win at UFC 240, but his opponent Frankie Edgar didn’t make it particularly easy for him. Alex Volkanovski, the man widely expected to get the next crack at Holloway, was cage-side for the fight, and says he scored it more closely than the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":312755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[28618,10147,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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