UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski recently shared his thoughts on the current frontrunner for Fighter of the Year (FOTY) and believes light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has already secured the title. Volkanovski cited Pereira's dominant performance in claiming the light heavyweight championship from Israel Adesanya, followed by three successful title defenses within a short timeframe.
"I don't know if I could . The way Alex took fights, the fastest guy to get three title defenses.If he upsets “El Matador,” Holloway will arguably have a claim for UFC FOTY status. However, Holloway believes light heavyweight champion Pereira has already surpassed him in that race, regardless of the outcome of his bout against Topuria.“I mean I don’t know, man. I don’t know that I would do that,” Holloway recently told Kevin Iole. “The way Alex took fights.
I mean every time I’m in the talks for it, somebody’s having a crazy ass year. I think Alex Pereira has got that win in the bag already.”at UFC 295 in November 2023. He has since defended his title three times this year within 175 days. Meanwhile, “Blessed” is on a three-fight winning streak that includes two finishes.Topuria will be defending his title for the first time after winning it with a knockout againstResults: Brave CF 89 ‘Magomedov vs. Cado’ UFC Vegas 99 ‘Hernandez vs.
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