Slated to make his Octagon return next month at UFC 290 during International Fight Week, featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski has welcomed the possibility of a future title fight with the undefeated, Ilia Topuria, noting how “excited” he is by the German-born contender’s rise.
Volkanovski, who returns to the Octagon next weekend atop a UFC 290 pay-per-view card in Las Vegas, Nevada – headlines the promotion’s International Fight Week event, in a featherweight championship unification bout with interim gold holder, Yair Rodríguez.
Attempting to keep his perfect featherweight record intact during his Octagon tenure, New South Wales native, Volkanovski had headlined UFC 284 back in February on home soil in Perth, Australia – suffering a close, unanimous decision loss to lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev in a title showdown.