NewsBite

HTTP/1.1 200 OKServer: nginxContent-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8X-Powered-By: WordPress VIP Host-Header: a9130478a60e5f9135f765b23f26593bX-Content-Type-Options: nosniffX-XSS-Protection: 1x-rq: syd3 123 242 443Cache-Control: must-revalidate, max-age=300Expires: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:23:01 GMTDate: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:18:01 GMTTransfer-Encoding:  chunkedConnection: keep-aliveConnection: Transfer-EncodingSet-Cookie: nk=d4fd537ff29480321d64cc0d8815e26d; expires=Tue, 03-Mar-2026 07:18:01 GMT; domain=.theaustralian.com.au; secure; SameSite=NoneSet-Cookie: theAusShortlist=DELETEME; expires=Thu, 01-Aug-2024 12:40:38 GMT; secure; HttpOnly; SameSite=StrictStrict-Transport-Security: max-age=600 ; includeSubDomainsContent-Security-Policy-Report-Only: frame-ancestors 'self'; report-uri https://www.theaustralian.com.au/csp-reportsContent-Security-Policy: block-all-mixed-content; style-src https: 'unsafe-inline'; script-src https: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; img-src https: data:; frame-src https:;BlaizeHappened: trueX-ARRRG5: /blaize/decision-engine?path=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2fweb-stories%2ffree%2fthe-australian%2fufc-276-alex-volkanovski-says-no-other-fighter-gets-max-holloway-treatment-2%3fnk%3dd4fd537ff29480321d64cc0d8815e26d-1711775422&blaizehost=v4-news-au-theaustralian.cdn.zephr.com&content_id=&session=d4fd537ff29480321d64cc0d8815e26dX-ARRRG4: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/X-PathQS: TRUEVary: User-AgentAkamai-GRN: 0.eded32b8.1740986281.192f419UFC 276: Alex Volkanovski says no other fighter gets Max Holloway treatment | The Australian

Volkanovski blasts UFC on ‘Blessed’ Holloway

UFC

Alexander Volkanovski says arch rival Max Holloway is living up to his ‘Blessed’ nickname at UFC 276.

Volkanovski stressed no other fighter on the UFC roster would receive a trilogy opportunity after consecutive losses.

Source YouTube/Alexander Volkanovski

— Alexander Volkanovski

Despite having already beaten Holloway twice, the Wollongong native is keen to end things in a UFC featherweight showdown in Las Vegas.

Source YouTube/Alexander Volkanovski

The 33-year-old said that if the roles were reversed, and it was he who had lost both fights, there is no way he would be getting a trilogy.

— Alexander Volkanovski

Source YouTube/Alexander Volkanovski

When asked why Australia’s No.1 fighter  agreed to the third fight, Volkanovski said: “Right now, it works.

— Alexander Volkanovski

Words: Nick Walshaw from News Corp Australia Sports NewsroomProducer: Stefan Centofanti

in partnership with

Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/web-stories/free/the-australian/ufc-276-alex-volkanovski-says-no-other-fighter-gets-max-holloway-treatment-2