Volkanovski named the winner of the first round in his fight with Topuria

Alexandr Ormanji Feb. 20, 2024, 10:48 a.m.

Alex Volkanovski, the former UFC featherweight champion spoke out about his recent fight with Ilia Topuria. In particular, Volkanovski named the winner of the first round of their confrontation. In Alex's opinion, he won the first five minutes.

“I think the judges favored me in the first round. As for the second round, I feel like I started to gain even more momentum. I was ready to take it to another level. I was going to start improving, but Ilia did a great job,” the fighter said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.

Let us remind you that the confrontation between Volkanovski and Topuria took place on February 18 in Anaheim as part of the UFC 298 main event and ended with Topuria’s victory by knockout in the second round.

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