Alex Volkanovski makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon on Sunday, with the superstar taking on Movsar Evloev in a blockbuster showdown in Abu Dhabi at UFC 333.
The Australian beat Diego Lopes in his last two outings, but faces a brutal test in Russian Evloev, who Max Holloway explained he “likes a lot”.
However, Holloway has gone down to Volkanovski on three occasions and he knows first hand just how good the UFC legend truly is — slamming those doubting the champion fighter.
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“With Volkanovski being Volkanovski, I think is a great matchup for him with Volk’s biggest concern being damage, taking damage,” Holloway said on his YouTube channel.
“That’s his biggest concern lately. I like Evloev a lot. I know a lot of people keep talking about Movsar’s wrestling. It just blows my mind.
“I know he fought Islam twice, and I know everyone just thinks of the second one, like the first one never happened.
“Alexander Volkanovski was wrestling with one of the best 155-pound wrestlers in the world.
“I know Movsar is a beast. He’s 20-0, but again Alex Volkanovski is just a different animal. I really think people are sleeping on Alex Volkanovski.”
Evloev comes into this bout undefeated, having bested Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling and Arnold Allen in his last three bouts, dating way back to January 2024.
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Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev – for featherweight title
Petr Yan v Merab Dvalishvili – for bantamweight title
Lone’er Kavanagh v Ramazan Temirov
Alexander Volkov v Rizvan Kuniev
Aaron Pico v Losene Keita
PRELIMS
Azamat Murzakanov v Dominick Reyes
Nikita Krylov v Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev
Abusupiyan Magomedov v Cameron Rowston
Grant Dawson v Nurullo Aliev
EARLY PRELIMS
Colby Thicknesse v Asaf Chopurov
Abubakar Vagaev v Jacob Malkoun
Bolaji Oki v Daniel Santos
Kody Steele v Noah Gugnon
Iasmin Lucindo v Nicole Caliari
*Australian fighters in italics
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