{"id":460272,"date":"2022-10-10T14:30:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T21:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=460272"},"modified":"2022-10-10T14:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T21:30:49","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-confirms-backup-status-for-charles-oliveira-vs-islam-makhachev-at-ufc-280-were-locked-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alexander-volkanovski-confirms-backup-status-for-charles-oliveira-vs-islam-makhachev-at-ufc-280-were-locked-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkanovski confirms backup status for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC 280: &#8220;We&#8217;re locked in&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is now the backup fighter for UFC 280&#8217;s headliner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Great&#8217; has been out of action since his trilogy bout with Max Holloway at UFC 276 in July. In that outing, Volkanovski moved to 3-0 in his trilogy with the Hawaiian, as he won by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>Following the victory, the featherweight champion stated his intentions to move to 155-pounds. While he had no intention of relinquishing his title at 145-pounds, Volkanovski seemed ready for new challenges. Those new challenges come in the form of lightweights, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/charles-oliveira\/\">Charles Oliveira<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later this month in Abu Dhabi at UFC 280, the lightweight title will be on the line in the headliner. Former champion, &#8216;Do Bronx&#8217; will meet the rising Islam Makhachev in the main event. It&#8217;ll be Oliveira&#8217;s first fight since defeating Justin Gaethje in May and losing his title on the scales.<\/p>\n<p>In the event that something happens to one of the men fighting in the main event, the UFC has secured a backup. That backup fighter is none other than featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski. He has repeatedly called for the backup spot for months now.<\/p>\n<p>A broken hand suffered in the trilogy bout with &#8216;Blessed&#8217; put the backup fighter spot in jeopardy. The UFC even tabbed a backup, for the backup, as <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/beneil-dariush\/\">Beneil Dariush<\/a> already revealed. Thankfully, the Iranian&#8217;s service will not be needed, as Volkanovski revealed on his <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Sq8p0Qg2vbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_452437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-452437\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-452437 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alexander-Volkanovski-Max-Holloway.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway\" width=\"696\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alexander-Volkanovski-Max-Holloway.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Alexander-Volkanovski-Max-Holloway-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-452437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: @UFC\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, so we&#8217;re locked in as the backup fighter,&#8221; stated Volkanovski on his YouTube channel. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been calling for it, I said I wanted it. I just had to make sure the hand was all good, so, we&#8217;re all good. We&#8217;re locked in, we&#8217;ve got the clearance to fight, the UFC is on board, everyone is on board.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;I&#8217;ll be at UFC 280 to make weight, and I&#8217;m looking forward to it. We&#8217;ll see what happens. If someone doesn&#8217;t make it, I&#8217;m there to save the day. If not, I&#8217;m locked in as the next guy to fight for the lightweight title, and that&#8217;s that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Alexander Volkanovski might feel locked in as the next lightweight title challenger, some might disagree. Both <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/michael-chandler\/\">Michael Chandler<\/a>, and Beneil Dariush have called for title opportunities if they win their next fights.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think about Alexander Volkanovski being the backup fighter? Sound off in the comment section below PENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is now the backup fighter for UFC 280&#8217;s headliner. &#8216;The Great&#8217; has been out of action since his trilogy bout with Max Holloway at UFC 276 in July. In that outing, Volkanovski moved to 3-0 in his trilogy with the Hawaiian, as he won by unanimous decision. 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