UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is training hard to fight Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290. People expect the bout between the two tough fighters to blow the roof off the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fans are eagerly waiting for July 8 to see Volkanovski back. ‘The Great’s last fight against Islam Makhachev disappointed the MMA community. The fight was a highly close affair, and many expected the Australian to win. However, after five rounds, the judges scored in favor of Makhachev.
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Many are eagerly waiting to find out if the 34-year-old will be able to defend his title. At the moment, Volkanovski is breaking hearts by training with the very famous YouTuber and WWE star Logan Paul. Fans felt that the featherweight champion was not going to gain anything by training with Paul.
Fans are enraged at Alexander Volkanovski and Logan Paul training together
Volkanovski took to his Instagram handle to share some pictures of him training with Paul. From the pictures, it was clear that both of them were in the middle of intense training. Under the photo, ‘The Great’ wrote, “Mixing it up with @loganpaul in Puerto Rico.” Fans were not at all happy to see the pictures, as they feel that Paul can never contribute much while training.
A few days ago, Volkanovski shared an Instagram story of him working out with the WWE star. Along with them, popular BJJ practitioner Craig Jones and UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya were also present. Following the Instagram story, Volkanovski uploaded a few photos with Paul.
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One of the fans was confused about Volkanovski training with Paul even after being a UFC champion. “Why are UFC champs hanging out with these tomato cans??”
Another fan pointed Paul’s stance. “Lol look at how wide open he’s giving Volk the under hook, what a noob”
One of the fans said that Volkanovski was a GOAT and asked why he should train against someone who is not. “Why does Alex the GOAT feel the need to associate with someone who is quite the opposite”
Another fan joked about how Volkanovski is much superior to Paul when it comes to fighting. “Alex warming up and Logan fighting for his life”
One fan asked the Australian fighter not to break her heart by training with the WWE star. “Nooooooo. my heart.please Volk, stop breaking”
Another fan asked Volkanovski to fight with all his power to choke the YouTuber. “Argh Volksy, please don’t give these clowns any oxygen!!!!”
From the reactions of the fans, it is clear that they hated Volkanovski finding a training partner in Paul. However, the Paul brothers have taken up the world of combat sports by storm. They have been everywhere in WWE, boxing, and even the UFC. In fact, Logan Paul’s PRIME is the UFC’s official drink partner.
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