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Alex Volkanovski says he has a few directions he can go in and a move to lightweight is an option.<\/p>\n

Volkanovski is the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion. He headlined the UFC 273 event this past Saturday night (April 9). Volkanovski defended the 145-pound gold against the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. “The Great” turned in a dominant performance, scoring a fourth-round TKO finish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During the UFC 273 post-fight press conference, Alex Volkanovski discussed what’s next for him. He said a move up to the lightweight division is very much in play (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in a position where I can do a couple of things, and if this division doesn\u2019t want to sort itself out and they\u2019re all going to sit back and f*cking wait for sh*t, then fine \u2013\u00a0I\u2019ll move up and fight lightweight. I\u2019m an easy champ to understand: Take that No. 1 spot, you get that shot. If not, let\u2019s move up. I think we\u2019re in a good position to move up, maybe see what happens in this lightweight division title fight, and maybe move up. Because again, I\u2019m showing I\u2019m levels ahead in this (featherweight) division. Maybe we move up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Volkanovski also mentioned a potential third fight with Max Holloway, which was initially scheduled for UFC 273 before “Blessed” was forced to pull out of the card.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a fight I wanted purely for the haters and all that type of stuff,\u201d Volkanovski said. \u201c\u2026 Obviously, I want the biggest fights. He showed that that\u2019s probably going to be the biggest fight. So we\u2019ll talk to the team, we\u2019ll see if he wants it, we\u2019ll see if we want it, if the team wants it, if the UFC wants it, and then we\u2019ll make that decision. I\u2019m going to make the right decision for the right reasons.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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