Alexander Volkanovski showed his grit and mettle during the fight with Islam Makhachev. After dominating all the contenders in the featherweight division, he looked for a challenge elsewhere. ‘The Great’ challenged one of the best in the sport in the form of Islam Makhachev. The UFC lightweight champion bout saw Volkanovski with the potential to become a double champion.

In such a high-stakes match, it is logical for a fighter to lose his confidence. However, that was not the case with the Australian. The UFC featherweight champion was trash-talking his opponent’s coaches in the middle of the fight.

Fans react to Alexander Volkanovski’s confidence in the middle of the fight

Alexander Volkanovski showed his confidence while he spoke with Makhachev’s corner in the middle of the fight. The fans were treated to a rare sight with the Australian trash-talking with coach Javier Mendez and co. while grappling with the Dagestani fighter. The fans have reacted to a post on the internet captioned, “Volk was on one last night”.

One fan commented on the post, “Islam won with the Judges, Volk won with the fans.” A social media user said, “His confidence level was actually insane last night”.

One Instagram user added, “Volk can be 5ft6 but his confidence is sky high.” While a fan added, “Volks ability to escape was impressive”.

Another fan commented, “And got his back taken for the effort.” Another social media user said, “This is the moment he lost the fight. He exposed himself too much, trying to get up and by the cage. Islam just held him down for the rest of the round”.

However, there were some Islam Makhachev fans that added, “As he crawls to the fence for his life lmao #andstill.” One fan commented, “Too worried about being cool and talking, probably should have tried to get some offense going in rounds 1-4 instead.”.

The fans gave mixed reactions to the trash-talking of Alexander Volkanovski.

Alexander Volkanovski is up for a rematch

Following the main event of UFC 284, Volkanovski replied to a reporter on the question of a rematch. The UFC featherweight champion said, “I’ll watch the fight and see what it was like.”

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Furthermore, he revealed that he heard rumors, “I’m hearing that he [Makhachev] was saying, I heard, we spoke, could be wrong that he was going back to his corner saying he wants a rematch. Because he thought he lost. So. That’s funny. I’m gonna jump on that. Rematch”. 

What do you think about the confidence that Volkanovski displayed? Let us know in the comments if you think he deserves a rematch.