Alexander Volkanovski is preparing to serve as a backup for the UFC 280 lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira… Despite breaking his thumb just three months ago, while fighting Max Holloway at UFC 276.
It’s Official, I’m the back up fighter for the Light Weight title!
See you all in Abu Dhabi 👊 #UFC280https://t.co/KkRCv1N04Y— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) October 10, 2022
In a recent episode of the MMA Hour, Volkanovski claimed that he is just a couple of training sessions away from being fully ready:
A couple of weeks ago, I probably would have said I’ll just make sure I’m fit enough just in case, but let’s hope we have a full camp.
Where I’m at now with my fitness, if I have to step in, I’m more than happy with where I’m at. I’ve still got a few more hard sessions to go and that’ll get me in pretty good condition.
And his preparation is rigorous, to say the least:
When it was very jammed, it was like: “I really need to work to get myself ready. Am I going to be ready?” A couple weeks later, I was like: “Alright, I’m ready.”
It’s good to know that I can do this as well. To get myself ready to go five hard rounds, if need be.
The shark tanks that I’m doing, the sessions that I’m doing… I’m doing them with 85-90 kilo wrestlers.
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