Alexander Volkanovski is less than a week away from possibly recovering the UFC -Fedweight title in what an incredible UFC 314 Main Event is.
After Ilia Topuria shockingly decided to leave the featherweight title, the door opened for Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes to fight for the vacant title at UFC 314.
'The Great' comes from the back of two devastating losses, and many hunters and experts believe in the sport that Volkanovski could experience his career.
Nevertheless, the former featherweight champion is hopeful that he can replicate his career-best versions on the way to recovering the 145 pound title.
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Volkanovski reveals the big change he has made for the huge headliner
With the 36-year-old who comes off two major losses, he is aware that he had to make some changes to his UFC 314 Main Event against the Soaring Lopes.
“Everything is really good, it's good to be back, dangerous opponent, right?” Volkanovski started in the first episode of UFC Embedded.
“The new blood, the new generation, it's what I want now, I try to prove that I am still the man, still the best in the world, and that I can beat the new school, the new generation.
“He will be dangerous, bumps will be thrown, but you will come in aggressively, especially with what I am planning to do, things come back hard to you, so I think everyone is for a treat.
“I look forward to going outside and doing work, lifting my hand and to celebrate well and enjoy the ownership of it (this time), I am going to enjoy the entire process,” Volkanovski added.
Alexander Volkanovski finally gets adapted shorts
It has become a recent trend for the promotion to enable its stars to design their own adapted shorts, especially for large events such as UFC 314.
Stars such as Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and Islam Makhachev have all put on their adapted designs in the Octagon so far, where people are now set to participate in the select few.
The 36-year-old design is a tribute to his nickname 'The Great', with a traditional Greek meander band at the top of the shorts. The mother of the former featherweight champion was born in Greece and Volkanovski will again represent his heritage in the most important promotion.