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Alex Volkanovski has ended his rivalry with Max Holloway in decisive fashion, retaining his featherweight title in the co-main event of UFC 276.

Moments later, Volkanovski landed a brilliant right hand that split his opponent on the eyebrow line. The champ looked the faster of the two fighters in the opening round, not allowing Holloway to get too close. In an exciting first round, Volkanovski landed the weight of heavy shots, but the challenger did come back late with a flurry of good counter-shots.

Alexander Volkaovski proved to be one of the top pound-for-pound UFC fighters at UFC 276 with a comprehensive shutout over Max Holloway in their trilo.

Still Volkonovski finished the round strong with his excellent timing of the jab. One might say that turned the fight, but really it just confirmed the way it was going. Holloway struggled to match that pace and certainly the timing.

ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI left Max Holloway a bloody mess as he closed the book on their rivalry in emphatic fashion.The pair, 33 and 30 respectively, ren.

"I want to be busy. Former champ Holloway started the contest well, taking the centre of the octagon and looking to put his conquerer on the back foot. ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI left Max Holloway a bloody mess as he closed the book on their rivalry in emphatic fashion.

Alexander Volkanovski beat Max Holloway for the third time in three years, at UFC 276, to prove he's the best featherweight in the world by a long way.

It’s that simple.” The challenger was busted up early in the fight and took a hell of a beating, but unlike his usual style could not land much, if any of his attack. There was no doubt that the champion was the winner, unlike in the pair's second meeting in 2020, and he almost certainly won every round.

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Volkanovski has certainly earned the right to test himself in a new division. The way he dismantled Holloway to make his career record against Blessed 3-0 is the kind of thing that will be used in Greatest of All-Time debates for years to come. While the commentary seems to revolve around the speed of Volk, I’m more impressed by the traps that Alexander is setting up with his jab.

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Incredibly, Volkanovski was still upping his output late in the fight as he really started to pursue Holloway with that same slick jab from the left that was always followed by a devastating right behind it. The problem was the blood getting into the eye along with Volkanovski’s precision and power were a terrible combination for Holloway trying to make a comeback. It was a game of inches between the two best featherweights in the world at the start with Volkanovski loading up on a right hand and Holloway moving forward while looking to establish his volume striking attack.

MAX HOLLOWAY was rushed to hospital after suffering a horrific cut in his trilogy fight with Alexander Volkanovski.The former dominant featherweight c.

"I want to be busy. "I just proved to you that I want to be in this octagon as much as possible. And after a quick once over from the UFC's medical team, he was transported to the hospital for further treatment.

Holloway took featherweight champion Volkanovski to the final bell for the third time in their careers, but he was unable to tough his way to another world ...

"I want to be active," Volkanovski added. "I want to be busy. "It adds to the story. Volkanovski is now eyeing a move to lightweight, where the belt is technically vacant after controversy over Oliveira's recent weight miss. “Max Holloway is an absolute beast," Volkanovski told Joe Rogan in the octagon afterwards. And during the second round he was brutally cut above the left eye with a right hand; an injury that continued to bother him throughout the fight.

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A third agreed: "That is one of the worst cuts I’ve ever seen." "I want to be busy. With a second adding: "Holloway cut is probably one of the worst if not the worst cuts in UFC history."

The featherweight champion retained his belt at UFC 276 with a comprehensive points victory in the third defence of the belt he won from Holloway in their first ...

The challenger was enjoying his best spell to date but a combination of Volkanovski's timing and his own cut eye continued to cause him trouble. The challenger answered back with the same shot but continued to play second fiddle as his cut reopened. The challenger struggled with Volkanovski's speed from the opening round and was unable to stamp his authority on the co-main event.

In the co-main event of UFC 276, we saw the third installment of a title fight between two of the best of all time. Champion Alexander Volk...

Low kick from Volkanovski but Holloway lands a nice jumping knee. Low kick from Volkanovski and Holloway’s leg buckled. Nice hook to the body from the champion. Volkanovski evades an attack from Holloway and his defense is on point. Big elbow in the clinch from Volkanovski and he pushes Holloway back. Holloway comes in but eats a couple of clean shots from Volkanovski. Low kick from Volkanovski and he looks for two lefts. They clinch and Volkanovski pushes Holloway against the fence. Low kick from Holloway. Holloway looks for another jab to the body and Volkanovski just misses a huge uppercut counter. Check left lands for Volkanovski and Holloway answers with combination. He’s the one taking the center to start the second and he lands a low kick. The round comes to a close and it’s 1-0 Volkanovski at UFC 276. Jab from Volkanovski and he throws another nice right behind it.

MAX HOLLOWAY's cut is one of the worst ever seen in the UFC Octagon.

“The Great” is now setting his sights on the lightweight title which is currently vacant after former champion Charles Oliveira missed weight against Justin Gaethje in May. The defeat to Volkanovski snapped a two-fight win streak for fan-favourite Holloway, who had forced his way back into the title picture with back-to-back victories over Calvin Kattar and Yair Rodriguez. “Blessed” bled like a pig as the gash got wider and wider throughout the fight with the claret clearly obscuring the Hawaiian’s vision.

Alexander Volkanovski is glad Max Holloway ignited a verbal altercation prior to their UFC 276 trilogy.

“They are a lot bigger wins than your average defense.” It was hurting, it was hard time, but it made me who I am now, so I’m proud that it happened. I don’t need anyone help me raise the bar, I do it myself, but he makes it easy to make me be disciplined.” I don’t know if it was a part of his game to get inside my head and try make me brawl or something like that and fight silly, I don’t, but I was like, ‘Mate, you just put fire in my belly. I wanted to go there, I was going to soak up the energy, even if it was boos, whatever, I was using that to get that fire in the belly. I needed that,” Volkanovski said on Saturday. “I was going to go to that [pre-fight] press conference, I thought it was going to be chill.