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Alexander Volkanovski Stated What’s Next for Him After UFC 314

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Alexander Volkanovski faced Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314, at Kaseya Center, in Miami, Florida, for the vacant UFC featherweight championship. Volkanovski emerged victorious and reclaimed the 145-pound championship via unanimous decision. The fight was a grueling five-round battle, showcasing Volkanovski’s vintage dominance through sharp striking, and a lot of patience. He set the tone early with barrage of significant strikes, and though Lopes came close in some of the rounds, Volkanovski managed to outclass him by the end of the fight. Lopes failed to be aggressive against Volkanovski that cost him the belt.

THEY GO THE DISTANCE! #UFC314

How did you score Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes?! pic.twitter.com/eu2EmkEKHk
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 13, 2025

This victory marked Volkanovski as the first fighter to win the title coming off of consecutive losses and also the first fighter over 35 to win a UFC title at 155 pounds or below. Volk also became only the second fighter to hold the featherweight belt twice, joining Jose Aldo. Post-fight Volk went on to talk about who he may or could potentially fight next in his UFC career. Let’s find out what he said.

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Volkanovski Shared His Thoughts on Who Comes Next After UFC 314

Volk shared his thoughts after the UFC 314 win and he said that he didn’t see featherweight title rematch against Yair Rodriguez immediately in the near future. The new featherweight champion of the UFC had previously taken on Rodriguez at UFC 290, where he knocked out Rodriguez in the third round of the contest. However, Rodriguez had an amazing victory over Patricio Pitbull, which may have earned him another shot at Volkanovski.

Pitbull claimed that he is a “completely different,” fighter than what he used to be and added that he felt like he can beat Volk, if the rematch were to happen.

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The featherweight division doesn’t have many contenders as of this moment, outside of Rodriguez Movsar Evloev, who Volk hasn’t fought yet. After the fight, Evloev immediately showed respect and admiration for Volkanovski. However, Evloev also wasted no time in calling out the featherweight champ.

Congratulations on an excellent performance, you’re a true champion! Now let’s see what your word is worth! @alexvolkanovski #UFC314
— Movsar Evloev (@MovsarUFC) April 13, 2025

Volk stated “I’ll leave everything to the UFC.” Volkanovski shared his thoughts during the post-fight press conference, “Obviously you’ve got guys like Movsar who’s undefeated. I would love to take that zero… We’re gonna see what the UFC say.”

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