Everything is against Alex Volkanovski for his short-notice re-match with Islam Makhachev, but that is exactly how the UFC featherweight champion wants it.
The odds are stacked against Alex Volkanovski like never before, but that's exactly how the UFC featherweight champion wants it.Volkanovski was given just eleven days notice of his bid to avenge his narrow decision loss to Makhachev
Avenging his loss to Makhachev, who handed Volkanovski his first defeat in a decade in their super fight earlier this year, would be impressive enough, but doing it this way, with the highest possible degree of difficulty, only makes the prospect more tantalising for the pride of Wollongong."It's like this world exists for me. And I'm sure that happens for everyone in their world, but the way things are going, it feels like part of the story.
"That's the same as me. If this opportunity comes, please let it come to me because I know I'll take it."Most men spend a lifetime preparing for the chance to win a UFC title. Alex Volkanovski has just 11 days after accepting a short-notice rematch with Russia's Islam Makhachev.Volkanovski will give up size, preparation time and the home-ground advantage he enjoyed in the duo's first fight in February, but none of that seems to worry him in the slightest.
"I'm fresh, mentally and physically. I don't have any niggling injuries, there's none of the adversity or wear and tear from training camp. I don't have time to get injured, and I have a smile on my face. "I think about it every day because people talk to you about it every day. You definitely think about it and I've watched it a few times and now I get the chance to do it again," Volkanovski said.