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‘He can hold that flag until I’m there’ — Volkanovski says Rodríguez can defend interim title

After losing to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 this past Saturday, Alexander Volkanovski set his sights on his next opponent: Yair Rodríguez.

Earlier that night, Rodríguez became the interim UFC featherweight champion after subbing Josh Emmett with a triangle choke. For ‘El Pantera’ and the ‘Great,’ their next fight should be a title unification, which Volkanovski said would happen in his post-fight interview.

“Let’s just get it f—king over and done with, said Volkanovski. “I want to get back in. I said I was going to stay active. Just cause I pulled up short tonight, that doesn’t change a thing.