"He looked great": Volkanowski on fight with Evlojeva n

On October 24, in the main match of the UFC 333 tournament in Abu Dhabi, the Octagon was divided by an Australian fighter, the champion of the featherweight division Alexander Volkanovski and the Russian Movsar Evloev, who occupies the first line of the rating of the weight category.

Wolkanowski defeated a previously undefeated opponent by technical knockout at the end of the first round and successfully defended the title for the second time. Despite this, the champion considers the performance of the Russian good.

An important part of his plan for the fight was the punches when he came out of the clinch, because he knew I was going to get back on my feet. And in that respect, his plan was perfect. I thought he'd be a little more aggressive on the stand when he realized he couldn't takedown.

I think Movsar did much better than many people think. In my opinion, he looked great. I just wasn't the right opponent for him. It will be hard for people to understand it or believe it, but if that Movsar had come up against any other division fighter, he would have just run him over.

I'm just a different fighter. I think it was the best version of Movsar. People may not understand this, but I really do. It's just that in terms of style, I'm a nightmare rival to him. Watch his next fight. I am sure it will be the best performance of his career. And remember my words, Volkanowski said.

For the Russian athlete, this defeat was the first in his career, as well as the title fight. Obviously, Movsar is very upset with this outcome, he even crossed out all his past achievements, zeroing the statistics to 0 wins and one defeat.