UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski is hell bent on securing a second championship belt courtesy of his first fight in Australia in over four years.
Despite being the undisputed UFC featherweight champion, despite having a fair claim at being the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter in the world, despite having already beaten him twice, Alex Volkanovski could still hear the doubters ahead of his third fight with Max Holloway.
"I won't back down. I knew everyone would get on my side eventually, because I wouldn't give them a choice and that's exactly what I did. But now, with Holloway in his rear-view and legendary status in his sights, Volkanovski believes the fighting world has no choice but to pay him the respect he deserves.
"There's no more questions now. They know I'm the man – it took them long enough. I didn't back down, I stood my ground, I held the line and did what I do."
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