\u201cAt the end of the day, I just want the belt. What do you think the bigger fight is? I think the bigger fight is definitely Charles Oliveira. I think he\u2019s got so much hype on him. We know it\u2019s going to be an exciting fight, he\u2019s so exciting to watch. There\u2019s a reason he\u2019s so exciting to watch.”<\/em><\/p>\nContinuing, Alex Volkanovski said Charles Oliveira is definitely the bigger fight:<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously \u2014 this isn\u2019t a shot at him, I\u2019ve got a lot of respect for him, but I think a lot of people miss that \u2014 they miss the fact that he takes damage. He loses a good portion of these big, exciting fights. That\u2019s why they\u2019re exciting. But yeah, it\u2019s very fun. A lot of people are hyping him up, and again, I want big fights. I think Charles is definitely a bigger fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nShould Islam win, Volkanovski ultimately just wants the title saying:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Islam has that title, I\u2019ll fight Islam for that title. It doesn\u2019t matter who it is, I\u2019ll do whatever. They both have big challenges. They both have different challenges and big challenges, and that\u2019s excites me too. A nice, big challenge, because again, I love when people doubt me. I love being the underdog, and it might be awhile until I\u2019m an underdog in my division. But moving up, there\u2019s going to be a lot of people that think it can\u2019t be done, and I\u2019m going to show them that it can.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nConcluding, ‘The Great’ believes he deserves a shot at the newly crowned lightweight champion saying:<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously these are conversations you have, but it was never something that was locked in. I\u2019m the type of guy, I want to be busy. If it\u2019s not now, it can be later, as well. I\u2019ve always looked at it that way. But at the same time, it\u2019s something that we talked about, and they know that I deserve it too. I think we\u2019re all on board, and we all think it\u2019s fair, so right now we\u2019re in a good position.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nWho do you think we be the victor at UFC 280 – Oliveira or Makhachev? Do you believe Alex Volkanovski deserves first crack at the new champion?<\/p>\n
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Alex Volkanovski is explaining why he wants Charles Oliveira to defeat Islam Makhachev at UFC 280. Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) is indeed set to square off with Islam Makhachev (22-1 MMA) in the lightweight main event at UFC 280 on Saturday, October 22nd at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Oliveira is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54491,"featured_media":296521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[28618,10589,10285,39610,83389],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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