Alexander Volkanovski has claimed that his upcoming opponent, Movsar Evloev, could have his finest weapon ‘thrown out the window’ after 1 or 2 rounds.
The 2 featherweights are set to conflict in the primary occasion of UFC 333 on the twenty fourth of October, 2026, on the Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi.
With nearly two months left for his title protection, Volkanovski sat down with Niko Pajarillo of Fox Sports activities to debate a myriad of matters. Amongst these was how his combat in opposition to Evloev would pan out.
The featherweight champ highlighted the one means the Russian may beat him earlier than including that the latter’s power is “a weak point with regards to me.” Volkanovski mentioned:
His finest guess is to knock me out. Lots of people are like, ‘He’s simply going to attempt to wrestle.’ That’s going to be thrown out of the window after 1 or 2 rounds. He’s going to be getting too drained to only wanna maintain tryna take me down. He’d be higher off simply swinging and attempting to catch me…Nobody in my division can beat me in a choice…His sport depends a lot on wrestling, and that’s a weak point with regards to me.
Alexander Volkanovski Predicts “The place the End Occurs” Towards Movsar Evloev
Alexander Volkanovski then went on to foretell how he may end Movsar Evloev. The Australian mentioned:
I need him to know that when these takedowns don’t work – ‘Look what occurs to you.’ I need him panicking, I need him freaking out, I need him panic-shooting after which it not working once more. After which, abruptly, he’s getting all flustered, and I actually consider that’s the place the end occurs.
Try Alexander Volkanovski’s feedback beneath:
Volkanovski is coming off a unanimous choice win over Diego Lopes at UFC 325 of their rematch. Evloev, then again, beat Lerone Murphy (March 2026) in a detailed majority choice, which additionally stored his unbeaten file (20-0) intact.
