Alexander Volkanovski isn’t slicing any corners forward of his return to the Octagon.
After struggling back-to-back knockouts towards Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria, ‘The Great’ can be again in motion on Saturday, April 12 when he meets Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight world title at UFC 314 in Miami.
With a possibility to reclaim the crown he misplaced final 12 months, Volkanovski goes all-in on a strict 14-week food plan designed to place him in the absolute best form forward of battle evening.
“I decided to do that this time—like 14 weeks out from the fight,” Volkanovski instructed Brett Okamoto of ESPN. “And yeah, no cheat meals. Not even a cheat meal. Everybody is aware of I really like my meals, however not even a cheat meal, as a result of I need to carry that weight down. I need to be shifting quick. I need to really feel sharp, you already know?
“I need to really feel like me. I don’t need to wait till two weeks out from the battle and be like, ‘All right, yeah, I feel sharp again,’ however have this complete camp of me shifting round like a slob. I didn’t need that. So I used to be like, ‘All right, we’ll get caught into it.’
Alexander Volkanovski assured he’ll come out on high at UFC 314
As soon as upon a time, Volkanovski appeared virtually indestructible. Sadly, that’s not the case after seeing ‘The Great’ lose two of his final three, together with a pair of losses towards Makhachev and an particularly brutal second-round knockout towards Topuria at UFC 298.
Taking some much-needed day off to relaxation and get better, Volkanovski is assured that he’ll be again on high of the featherweight division.
“I’m going to get the belt back, I’m going to defend, and that’s just going to add to my legacy and add to the story,” Volkanovski mentioned.
Initially, Volkanovski was anticipated to rematch Topuria for the title this 12 months, however after ‘El Matador’ vacated the belt to pursue gold at 155, ‘The Great’ will as a substitute be tasked with snapping the five-fight win streak of Diego Lopes.
