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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 25: Alexander Volkanovski of Australia taunts Brian Ortega in between rounds during their Featherweight title fight during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena on September 25, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 25: Alexander Volkanovski of Australia taunts Brian Ortega in between rounds during their Featherweight title fight during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena on September 25, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
Alexander Volkanovski, the UFC featherweight champion, talked highly about WWE legend Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the post-fight press conference after his dominant fourth-round knockout win over ‘The Korean Zombie’ at UFC 273.
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Ahead of his third title defense at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, ‘The Rock’ sent Volkanovski his famous ‘Rock Toast’ cheat meal.
The featherweight champion enjoyed it and also uploaded a video of himself eating the meal on Instagram. Later, ‘The Rock’ reposted Volkanovski’s video and also wished him luck for his big fight.
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He wrote in the caption, “As promised, had to deliver my ULTIMATE CHEAT MEAL to the man himself – @UFC Featherweight Champ of the World @alexvolkanovski 💪🏾🍞 before his big title defense TONIGHT at #UFC273.”
‘The Great’ delivered a stunning performance in the main event and knocked out the title challenger. ‘The Rock’ congratulated him for his victory at UFC 273 and also joked that the ‘Rock Toast’ helped him win.
In the post-fight press conference, a reporter asked ‘The Great’ about Rock’s cheat meal and also informed him about the WWE legend’s post. To which Volkanovski responded by saying, “Oh, is he. Oh, nice. He sent us a rock toast the whole box of it. I shared the video…… Oh, he shared mine. I tagged him. I wanted him to collab, I invited him.”
“He did, eh! What a legend see… So appreciate The Rock. No, honestly, that was really, really good. I told you man the bald men are taking over this f**king world.” Volkanovski concluded.
Jon Jones hits back at Alexander Volkanovski GOAT claim on Twitter
UFC 273 went down at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, with Alexander Volkanovski vs. ‘The Korean Zombie‘ in the main event.
Team zombie all day, let’s go! #UFC273
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 10, 2022
Ahead of the fight, the former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had posted a tweet supporting the South Korean fighter. However, he backtracked after Jung lost the fight.
Meanwhile, a Twitter user, while taking a jibe at ‘Bones’, claimed that Volkanovski can take his spot on the GOAT list. This didn’t sit well with Jones and he hit back by asking about Volkanovski’s title defense. “How many defenses does he have?” Jones wrote.
How many defenses does he have? https://t.co/Z9gyLkTZyl
— BONY (@JonnyBones) April 10, 2022
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Although ‘The Great’ is undefeated in the UFC, he has only three successful title defenses under his name. Meanwhile, ‘Bones’ has a total of 13 title defenses and years of domination in the division. For this reason, many consider him the greatest of all time.
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Hence, it is too early to compare Jones with Volkanovski for now.
Do you think Volkanovski can be the greatest featherweight of all time? What are your thoughts on Dwayne Johnson’s tweet? Let us know in the comments below.
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