UFC 294 KO loss shows Alexander Volkanovski's path to greatness leads elsewhere

Alexander Volkanovski doesn’t tend to go by “Alexander Volkanovski” in a casual setting. He’s just “Alex.”

Perhaps in Volkanovski’s case, Saturday’s second loss to Islam Makhachev in eight months at UFC 294 and second failed bid to capture championships two weight classes is a sign that, as great as he is, he too should return permanently to the kingdom which he has ruled for years: the featherweight division.The first time in February, Volkanovski put up as good a fight against Makhachev as anyone had.

The epic clash had barely gotten going before Makhachev’s left shin had clipped Volkanovski’s dome, compromising the Aussie like we’d never seen before. Some swift and savage follow-up punches later, and that was a wrap on the idea of Champ-Champ Volk.

After saying that, the defeated challenger showed a more vulnerable side emotionally than the typically confident and affable Volkanovski is wont to show.

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