Alexander Volkanovski feels he’s ready for the wolves.
Back in Nov. 2016, Volkanovski made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut. He defeated Yusuke Kasuya via second-round TKO. He’ll look to earn his second straight UFC win against Mizuto Hirota this Saturday night (June 10) for UFC Fight Night 110.
In a recent interview with Flo Combat, “The Great” said he already believes he can hang with top ranked competition:
“Not being cocky, but I definitely believe in myself, and I definitely believe I’m ready for the top 10 guys. But obviously you need to work and you need to earn that shot. But to get this win, he’s a decent name, and I want to put on a performance too so that I do have the right to start calling out some of these guys.”
Volkanovski believes making a statement against a solid competitor will get him bigger fights. He’d love to start with Hirota.
“Especially coming from lightweight down to featherweight, taking out a decent name in knockout fashion or something like that. I believe that’s what will happen. Then I would love to call somebody out.”
