Alexander Volkanovski heaps praise on Mauricio Ruffy: 'I've always been a fan of his striking'

Alexander Volkanovski Mauricio Ruffy at the academy. Photo: Reproduction/X

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Alexander Volkanovski has enjoyed training with Mauricio Ruffy . The Australian, current featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg), has a title defense scheduled against Diego Lopes at UFC 325, this Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia. In the final stretch of preparation for the big duel, Volk heaped praise on Ruffy, who has been training at his gym since the beginning of the camp.

In a video published on the 'UFC Brasil' channel, Volkanovski and the Brazilian appear training in the same space and, amidst conversations and smiles, the Australian took a moment to talk about the experience of training with the Alagoas native present at the gym where he trains.

“It’s the hardest training of the camp (the last week before the fight). It’s practically fight week. These are exciting moments… He ( Mauricio Ruffy ) is an incredible guy, I’ve always been a fan of his striking. I was able to pick up some tips from him, and of course, he also exchanged ideas with us about grappling and stuff. It’s been surreal. Just having him here is great. He’s an incredible human being and a really cool guy,” Alexander Volkanovski told the UFC channel.

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One of the main protagonists of UFC 325, Alexander Volkanovski will step into the octagon on January 31st seeking another victory in front of his home crowd against Brazilian Diego Lopes , who represents Mexico in the UFC . Check out the UFC 325 fight card below (subject to change).

UFC 325 fight schedule

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes – Title fight

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Tai Tuivasa vs. Tallison Teixeira

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld x Jamie Mullarkey

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Junior Tafa vs. Billy Elekana

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston x Cody Brundage

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun x Torrez Finney

Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Jonathan Micallef vs. Oban Elliott

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli x Yi Zha

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): SangWook Kim x Dom Mar Fan

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Sebastian Szalay

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Sulangrangbo x Lawrence Lui

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Aaron Tau vs. Namsrai Batbayar

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