UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has reacted to talk of a third consecutive fight with the division’s former champion Max Holloway.<\/p>\n
Volkanovski and Holloway have fought twice in the last year. The pair first met in December, when Volkanovski defeated Holloway by decision to capture the featherweight title. They then met in an immediate rematch in July, when Volkanovski won a second decision\u2014this one very controversial\u2014to retain the belt.<\/p>\n
Since then, there’s been much discussion about a potential trilogy fight between the pair. Even UFC President Dana White has suggested there are grounds for a third fight, although he acknowledged Volkanovski would likely not be interested at this stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to not say we can give Max a rematch for that fight again\u2014do it a third time,” White told ESPN<\/a>. “I think all of the fans and the media would agree with that. I don\u2019t know for sure.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure Volkanovski doesn\u2019t love that idea,\u201d White added. \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Listen, I just beat this guy twice. You know?\u2019 And if you\u2019re Volkanovski, you\u2019re like, \u2018Guess what? The media aren\u2019t judges. Dana White is not a judge. None of these people are judges. The people that are assigned to judge the fight say I won twice.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cSo if you\u2019re Volkanovski, I get it,\u201d White continued. \u201cAnd if you\u2019re Volkanovski, you probably want to take a look at a different guy. I don\u2019t know. I haven\u2019t really talked to Volkanovski about it. It\u2019s something I definitely need to do. We\u2019ll see how this thing plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n As it turns out, White’s suspicions are accurate. Speaking on Submission Radio<\/a> this week, Volkanovski explained that his priority is defending his title against a fresh, new contender.<\/p>\n