Volkanovski assesses Diego Lopes after his victory at UFC 325 and explains why he dominates the octagon.

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Alexander Volkanovski confirmed his superiority in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg) by defeating Diego Lopes by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) at UFC 325, held last Saturday (31), in Sydney, Australia. With the victory, the Australian retained the category belt , showed once again why he is considered one of the biggest names in the division and took the opportunity to assess the outcome of the fight.

Asked in the post-fight press conference about the Brazilian's performance, who represents Mexico in the UFC, and the difficulty of the fight, the champion analyzed Lopes and highlighted his own qualities inside the octagon.

“Yes, he ( Diego Lopes ) has a very well-developed game, he knows all the aspects, but he will improve by putting everything into practice… It’s a difficult situation for him to have to fight me for both titles. I don’t mean that negatively, but I mean that I know how to work in the octagon, the footwork, I can execute all those things and take advantage of that against him.”

"Many other fighters wouldn't be able to do this for 25 minutes, they wouldn't be able to make the adjustments that I can make. It's complicated because, if he had to fight ten rounds against someone, he wouldn't do what I can do," said Alexander Volkanovski at the post-UFC 325 press conference.

🗣️ Alexander Volkanovski :

"It's just unfortunate [Diego Lopes] had to fight me for the two title fights. The other guys won't be able to do that for 25 minutes." #UFC325 pic.twitter.com/oc0gmGH59u

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Check out the results of UFC 325

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovski defeated Diego Lopes by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – Title fight

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Benoit Saint Denis defeated Dan Hooker by technical knockout (punches and elbows) at 4:45 of round 2.

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy defeated Rafael Fiziev by technical knockout (punches) at 4:30 of round 2.

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Tallison Teixeira defeated Tai Tuivasa by unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld defeated Jamie Mullarkey by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:01 of Round 1.

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Billy Elekana defeated Junior Tafa by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:18 of round 2.

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston defeated Cody Brundage by technical knockout (punches) at 4:08 of round 2.

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun defeated Torrez Finney by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Jonathan Micallef defeated Oban Elliott by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:31 of round 2.

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli defeated Yi Zha by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dom Mar Fan defeated SangWook Kim by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura defeated Sebastian Szalay by technical knockout (knee strike) at 3:38 of round 3.

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Lawrence Lui defeated Sulangrangbo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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