Alex Volkanovski is tired of playing games with Max Holloway. The UFC featherweight champion seemingly always has to hear about his former foe and he's ready to put it behind him.
The UFC featherweight champion went on The MMA Hour and spoke about a trilogy with Max Holloway. He's ready to stop playing games and wants the fight to happen if the challenger wants it.
Article Continues Below“I’m not surprised, man,” UFC champion Volkanovski said Monday on the show. “All week he’s been [talking about] ‘bigger fights’ and all that. Again, I’m the champ. You can say whatever you want, you can push whatever bullsh*t narratives you want, I ain’t getting into this. But hey, look, at the end of the day, you’re 0-2 and you’re trying to act like, ‘Ah yeah, maybe we’ll see.’ Mate, if you don’t want it, don’t worry about it. I’ll get the next guy. There’s plenty of people waiting. But again, I want the best guys. Max proved he’s the next-best guy.
“Nothing but respect to him as a fighter, but stop playing the games and all the bullshit. You want the fight, let the UFC know. You know the UFC are telling you about it. They’re telling us about it. You don’t want it, hurry up, we’ll see who’s next. Whatever.”
Alex Volkanovski is ready to defend his UFC featherweight belt against Max Holloway for the second time if he needs to. All he knows is that he's ready to put the rivalry behind him and move on with his career.