Alexander Volkanovski makes hilarious confession about Diego Lopes and Yair Rodríguez's scuffle at UFC 314 presser: "I might not have an opponent"

Alexander Volkanovski makes hilarious confession about Diego Lopes and Yair Rodríguez's scuffle at UFC 314 presser: "I might not have an opponent"

Alexander Volkanovski took the time to talk to the UFC's broadcast team following his grueling weight cut to 145 pounds.

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At UFC 314, Alexander Volkanovski back in Octagon after 14 months

Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski returns to the Octagon for the first time in 14 months opposite Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight title at UFC 314 on Saturday night in Miami.

#UFC314 video: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes press conference faceoff

MIAMI – Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes will decide a new featherweight champion at UFC 314, and on Thursday, they got to size each other up officially for the first time on fight week. With Ilia Topuria vacating the belt for a move to lightweight, former divisional kingpin Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) now meets the red-hot Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in the headliner of Saturday event at Kaseya Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, …

UFC 314 Preview: Massive Night of Fights in Miami

It’s been a while but I figured I’d flex the ‘ol MMA writing chops for one of the most exciting cards of the year so far – at least on paper. UFC 314 should be one heck of a show. After Ilia Topuria vacated the UFC Featherweight title to move up to 155, we’ve got a championship on the line between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. We’ve got an incredibly exciting fight between a hyped prospect in Paddy Pimblett and an explosive vet in Micha…

Diego Lopes Confident of Becoming the New UFC Featherweight Champion

The top UFC featherweight contender Diego Lopes has his eyes locked on the glimmering belt that was recently vacated by Ilia Topuria. The Mexican fighter is confident of capturing the belt and can foresee doing it with a hybrid approach. A knockout and a submission both fall under Lopes’s radar, he is eagerly waiting to express his talent and skillfulness on this massive occasion.  On the flip side, Alexander Volkanovski seems to be hungrier tha…