‘Love it’: UFC boss confirms next fight for Volk … and Aussies won’t have to wait long

UFC president Dana White has confirmed Alexander Volkanovski could be back in the Octagon within 12 weeks despite being knocked out in his quest for immortality at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.

While White addressed the media before Volkanovski revealed his issues, the UFC boss said he wanted to have the Aussie back in the cage for UFC 297 in January.Before accepting the Makhachev bout, Volk had verbally agreed to defend his strap in the first UFC event on 2024, to be held in Toronto, Canada.

“Give him some time, get some stitches in that eye and then if he’s medically cleared to turn it around, love it.”‘Looking at my face’: Crucial detail in Volk KO as legend reacts to Aussie’s ‘lost opportunity’Despite being dropped by a brutal head kick, and then nine hammer fists on the ground, Volkanovski recovered quickly afterwards and was back up and about almost immediately.

The champ had not even finished celebrating with fans when Topuria, who had been watching from the T-Mobile Arena crowd, jumped a makeshift arena fence to face ‘The Great’.The Spanish phenom is undefeated in all 14 professional bouts and during an interview with The Mac Life in fight week said of Volkanovski “I can crush his small head”.

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