Forward of his thrilling return at UFC 314, former featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski has revealed he has only some extra fights within the tank as he prepares for a vacant title conflict with Diego Lopes — admitting his retirement is looming giant.
Volkanovski, the present primary ranked featherweight contender, will compete for vacant divisional gold in April, taking over surging Brazilian-born contender, Lopes in an enormous showdown in Miami, Florida.
And hoping to snap a two-fight shedding run in his return, Australian veteran, Volkanovski has been sidelined since February of final yr, dropping a thunderous second spherical knockout loss to unbeaten rival, Ilia Topuria.
Alexander Volkanovski reveals imminent retirement plan
Revealing plans to scoop vacant gold after which possible defend the belt in opposition to unbeaten Russian star, Movsar Evloev post-April, New South Wales star, Volkanovski revealed he might probably retire inside his subsequent two ventures to the Octagon.
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“I don’t know how much longer I have left in this,” Alexander Volkanovski informed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I most likely might go a number of extra years. I’m considering of successful the belt, then defending. Even successful, I’m considering of, ‘You know what, I’m accomplished. As a result of how for much longer do I need to do that? This ain’t straightforward, particularly to be at a degree that I’m at, the place my expectations, my regular, may be very laborious work. It hurts, you’re in ache, you get caught in. That’s what it takes to be elite and be the most effective and be on the high. I settle for nothing however that. So it ain’t straightforward.
“So I’m expecting to maybe have a few more, a couple more, a few more,” Alexander Volkanovski defined. “We’ll see. I’ll say that now — I have a fight and absolutely love it, ‘You know what, give me another seven!’ But how much longer? I still love it, but how much longer do I want to do this to myself and my body? I do want to eventually sail off in the sunset, right?”
