{"id":39745,"date":"2025-04-13T23:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T22:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=39745"},"modified":"2025-04-13T23:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T22:23:21","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-stated-what-next-for-him-after-ufc-314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/alexander-volkanovski-stated-what-next-for-him-after-ufc-314\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkanovski Stated What\u2019s Next for Him After UFC 314"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&rsquo;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.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THEY GO THE DISTANCE! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC314?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UFC314<\/a><br><br>How did you score Alex Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes?! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eu2EmkEKHk\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/eu2EmkEKHk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCEurope\/status\/1911286443239972978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>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&rsquo;s find out what he said.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-is-carlos-prates-fighting-next-carlos-prates-next-fight-last-fight-carlos-prates-mma-record-and-more\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Who Is Carlos Prates Fighting Next? Carlos Prates Next Fight, Last Fight, Carlos Prates MMA Record And More!<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volkanovski Shared His Thoughts on Who Comes Next After UFC 314<\/h2><p>Volk shared his thoughts after the UFC 314 win and he said that he didn&rsquo;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.<\/p><p>Pitbull claimed that he is a<strong><em> &ldquo;completely different,&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> fighter than what he used to be and added that he felt like he can beat Volk, if the rematch were to happen. <\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/i-am-probably-in-dana-white-hesitantly-agrees-to-be-the-best-man-at-ufc-fighters-wedding-after-ufc-314-win\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&lsquo;I Am Probably In&rsquo; &ndash; Dana White Hesitantly Agrees To Be The &lsquo;Best Man&rsquo; At UFC Fighter&rsquo;s Wedding After UFC 314 Win<\/a><\/p><p>The featherweight division doesn&rsquo;t have many contenders as of this moment, outside of Rodriguez Movsar Evloev, who Volk hasn&rsquo;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.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations on an excellent performance, you&rsquo;re a true champion! Now let&rsquo;s see what your word is worth! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexvolkanovski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@alexvolkanovski<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC314?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UFC314<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Movsar Evloev (@MovsarUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MovsarUFC\/status\/1911291743124811797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Volk stated <strong><em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll leave everything to the UFC.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> Volkanovski shared his thoughts during the post-fight press conference,<strong><em> &ldquo;Obviously you&rsquo;ve got guys like Movsar who&rsquo;s undefeated. 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Volkanovski emerged victorious and reclaimed the 145-pound championship via unanimous decision. The fight was a grueling five-round battle, showcasing Volkanovski&rsquo;s vintage dominance through sharp striking, and a lot of patience. 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