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Alexander Volkanovski once again proved to be too much for Max Holloway, defending his title against the Hawaiian via unanimous decision at UFC 276 from ...

Volkanovski has certainly earned the right to test himself in a new division. The way he dismantled Holloway to make his career record against Blessed 3-0 is the kind of thing that will be used in Greatest of All-Time debates for years to come. While the commentary seems to revolve around the speed of Volk, I’m more impressed by the traps that Alexander is setting up with his jab.

'No more questions': Aussie Volkanovski shuts up doubters for good in epic UFC masterclass.

Volkanovski was the quicker of the two in the opening round, more effective in his shots, almost toying with Holloway as if to let him know he has much more left in him. “He will have done it in a way that there will be no more questions.” “It seems like Volkanovski is faster than ever, and it seems like Max is a step behind,” Joe Rogan said in commentary. His confidence was at a completely different level too, with Volkanovski taunting Holloway in the opening round as he gracefully danced around the octagon, using his speed to full advantage. Alexander Volkanovski had called it a “legacy” fight, a chance to put an end to his rivalry with Max Holloway and to stamp his claim for immortality in the UFC’s featherweight division. For Holloway, at one point considered the clear challenger to Jose Aldo’s claim as the greatest ever in the division, this was also about “legacy”.

Max Holloway has lapped the rest of the field at featherweight, but Alexander Volkanovski has lapped Holloway.

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Alex Volkanovski has ended his rivalry with Max Holloway in decisive fashion, retaining his featherweight title in the co-main event of UFC 276.

Moments later, Volkanovski landed a brilliant right hand that split his opponent on the eyebrow line. The champ looked the faster of the two fighters in the opening round, not allowing Holloway to get too close. In an exciting first round, Volkanovski landed the weight of heavy shots, but the challenger did come back late with a flurry of good counter-shots.

Volkanovski made it a clean sweep over the former champion in the co-main event from Las Vegas.

Holloway began to fight more desperate in Round 4 and traded strikes on largely even terms as the action slowed. Volkanovski began to openly taunt Holloway in the opening round and briefly buckled him with a big right cross. But he turned in a largely lifeless performance as Volkanovski's speed and accuracy began to piece the Hawaiian fan favorite up from the start.

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The featherweight champion retained his belt at UFC 276 with a comprehensive points victory in the third defence of the belt he won from Holloway in their first ...

The challenger was enjoying his best spell to date but a combination of Volkanowski's timing and his own cut eye continued to cause him trouble. The challenger answered back with the same shot but continued to play second fiddle as his cut reopened. The challenger struggled with Volkanowski's speed from the opening round and was unable to stamp his authority on the co-main event.

Alexander Volkanovski put on a masterclass over five rounds while pouring on the punishment round after round to beat Max Holloway in the UFC 276 co-main ...

Incredibly, Volkanovski was still upping his output late in the fight as he really started to pursue Holloway with that same slick jab from the left that was always followed by a devastating right behind it. The problem was the blood getting into the eye along with Volkanovski’s precision and power were a terrible combination for Holloway trying to make a comeback. It was a game of inches between the two best featherweights in the world at the start with Volkanovski loading up on a right hand and Holloway moving forward while looking to establish his volume striking attack.

Alexander Volkaovski proved to be one of the top pound-for-pound UFC fighters at UFC 276 with a comprehensive shutout over Max Holloway in their trilo.

Still Volkonovski finished the round strong with his excellent timing of the jab. One might say that turned the fight, but really it just confirmed the way it was going. Holloway struggled to match that pace and certainly the timing.

The featherweight champion retained his belt at UFC 276 with a comprehensive points victory in the third defence of the belt he won from Holloway in their first ...

The challenger was enjoying his best spell to date but a combination of Volkanovski's timing and his own cut eye continued to cause him trouble. The challenger answered back with the same shot but continued to play second fiddle as his cut reopened. The challenger struggled with Volkanovski's speed from the opening round and was unable to stamp his authority on the co-main event.

Alexander Volkanovski is glad Max Holloway ignited a verbal altercation prior to their UFC 276 trilogy.

“They are a lot bigger wins than your average defense.” It was hurting, it was hard time, but it made me who I am now, so I’m proud that it happened. I don’t need anyone help me raise the bar, I do it myself, but he makes it easy to make me be disciplined.” I don’t know if it was a part of his game to get inside my head and try make me brawl or something like that and fight silly, I don’t, but I was like, ‘Mate, you just put fire in my belly. I wanted to go there, I was going to soak up the energy, even if it was boos, whatever, I was using that to get that fire in the belly. I needed that,” Volkanovski said on Saturday. “I was going to go to that [pre-fight] press conference, I thought it was going to be chill.

Max Holloway made his first public comments following a lopsided loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 276.

There are certainly plenty of fascinating options for the 30-year-old. We need to rebuild and we will. We need to rebuild and we will. Congrats to my brother— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) @alexvolkanovski. Go get that 55 strap. Holloway challenged Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 276 event in Las Vegas, and looked to get one back after dropping a pair of competitive decisions in their previous meetings. Prob gonna need a 4th to settle this.

Max Holloway is handling his trilogy-fight loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 276 with the utmost class.

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Max Holloway is handling his trilogy-fight loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 276 with the utmost class.

The third fight was the least competitive of the series, with “Blessed” getting busted up on the feet in a bloody affair. We need to rebuild and we will. Instead of getting down on himself, though, Holloway lifted his opponent up.

Max Holloway has issued a statement after suffering a third loss to Alex Volkanovski at last night's UFC 276 event in Las Vegas.

We need to rebuild and we will. We need to rebuild and we will. To all the fans do not cry for me Argentina. This is part -of life.