Dan Ige and Alexander Volkanovski (Image Credits: Getty Images)
The Featherweight division in the UFC is in an interesting place. Ilia Topuria beat Alexander Volkanovski for the world title recently as he knocked him out in a rather impressive manner in the month of February. Right now as it stands Alexander Volkanovski finds himself as a title contender after many years being the champion of the division. Recently Volk got called out by a rather unusual name in the UFC.
Alexander Volkanovski got called out by the number twelve contender Dan ’50k’ Ige.
Alexander Volkanovski gets called out
Dan ’50k’ Ige has been one of the top contenders of the featherweight division for quite some time now. He first made his debut in the UFC in the year 2017 and won his bout against Luis Gomez. He never broke into the top five of the featherweight rankings in the UFC as he was never able to win consecutive fights in the UFC. He recently tweeted,
Hey @alexvolkanovski if you need a tune-up fight for Perth, I’d be happy to take the challenge
He made it clear that he wants to fight the former champion in Volk. Ige after losing his fight to Bryce Mitchell came back strong after he won against Andre Fili. He would love to continue his momentum against the former champion Alexander Volkanovski as he called him for a fight in Perth Australia. It’ll be interesting to see if Volk responds to Ige’s callout as he clearly stated that he would love to be given a chance to fight for the title next.
Veteran Featherweight Max Holloway has jumped to Lightweight to take on Justin Gaethje and other top featherweight contenders are busy. Its still a doubt that who’s going to take on Ilia Topura for his first title defense in the company. Alexander Volkanovski is on a two-fight losing streak now and would love to get back on the win column.
If they are to scrap at the featherweight Alexander Volkanovski will be the absolute favorite in their matchup. But one thing’s for sure the matchup will be an absolute banger if it takes place.
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