After a valiant performance at UFC 266 on Saturday, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is finally getting his due recognition. But just ten months ago, the 32-year-old Aussie was in the firing line of criticisms because of his controversial split decision win over Max Holloway at UFC 251.
Many saw it as an unwarranted decision. A lot would agree that the former long-time 145-pound king was robbed of a rightful victory. But for Volkanovski’s coach Eugene Bareman, it was a “rhetoric” that was built through post-fight comments.
In a post-UFC 266 interview with Submission Radio, Bareman first revealed some apprehensions he had about taking the rematch with Holloway.