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

Alexander Volkanovsky Mauricio Ruffy at the gym. Photo: Reproduction/X

Alexander Volkanovsky have enjoyed training with Mauricio RuffyThe Australian, the current featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg), has a title defense scheduled against Diego lopes No. 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 academy since the beginning of 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"He's 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 amazing human being and a really cool guy," he said. Alexander Volkanovsky to the UFC channel.

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One of the main protagonists of UFC 325, Alexander Volkanovsky He steps into the octagon on January 31st seeking another victory in front of his home crowd against the Brazilian, who represents Mexico in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Diego lopesCheck out the fight schedule below. UFC 325 (subject to change).

UFC 325 fight schedule

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovsky x Diego lopes – Fight for the belt

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Dan Hooker x Benoit Saint-Denis

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Raphael Fiziev x Mauricio Ruffy

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg.): Tai tuivasa x Tallison Teixeira

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

PRELIMINARY CARD

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

Middleweight (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 x 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