{"id":453428,"date":"2022-07-18T05:29:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T12:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=453428"},"modified":"2022-07-18T11:22:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T18:22:41","slug":"alex-volkanovski-says-he-wants-the-winner-of-charles-oliveira-vs-islam-makhachev-as-talks-of-an-interim-featherweight-title-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alex-volkanovski-says-he-wants-the-winner-of-charles-oliveira-vs-islam-makhachev-as-talks-of-an-interim-featherweight-title-emerge\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Volkanovski says he wants the winner of Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev as talks of an interim featherweight title emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has reiterated his desire to fight for the UFC lightweight title.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Alex Volkanovski has taken his rightful place as the pound-for-pound king of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was able to leapfrog Kamaru Usman as a result of his dominant display against Max Holloway<\/a>, cementing his status as perhaps the greatest featherweight of all-time.<\/p>\n

‘The Great’ is an absolute marvel at 145 pounds and yet, while there’s still a lot of interest in seeing him defend the strap, many fans are intrigued by the possibility of the Australian heading up to lightweight.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons why this is on everyone’s mind is because Volkanovski brought it up<\/a> in the immediate aftermath of the Holloway win.<\/p>\n

Now, after the announcement of a title fight at 155 pounds later this year, Volkanovski has made it crystal clear<\/a> that he wants to fight the winner.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexvolkanovski\/status\/1548395619295055872<\/p>\n

“I got the winner!!”<\/p>\n

The bout in question will see former champion Charles Oliveira<\/a> head to Abu Dhabi in order to battle Islam Makhachev with the vacant strap on the line.<\/p>\n

The event will be UFC 280 and will go down on October 22, with Volkanovski currently planning on getting surgery for a hand injury he sustained against Holloway.<\/p>\n

Josh Emmett and Yair Rodriguez are currently lining up with the hope of getting a crack at the champ but for now, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the air between both weight classes.<\/p>\n

If the UFC things the time is right once we’ve established who the true man to beat is at lightweight, perhaps this is something they’re going to entertain.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on the idea of Alex Volkanovski going up to lightweight? Do you believe he could win a second world title or is he more likely to remain at featherweight?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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