Alexander Volkanovski: has buried his rivalry

Alexander Volkanovski There's no doubt that Alexander Volkanovski has buried his rivalry with Max Holloway

for good this time. Volkanovski (25-1) retained his featherweight title to win the title for the 4th time, on Saturday

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night, beating Holloway (23-7) by a an unanimous verdict in the highly-anticipated tri-fight fight. Three judges

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gave the title fight 145 pounds which was co-headlined by UFC 276 inside T-Mobile Arena and was a perfect 50-45

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sweep for the champion who is defending his title. The fight that took place on Saturday, with five rounds, was by

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the far, the most conclusive outcome from the three-fight series. The two fighters first met in the ring at UFC 245

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in December 2019 followed by a rematch on the same card at UFC 251 in July 2020. Volkanovski was victorious

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in both fights via decision, but both fights were very closeespecially in the second match. After the rematch

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certain people in the sport believed Holloway the featherweight champion. However, the sentiment has been far gone

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following UFC 276. "Look, Max Holloway is an absolute monster," Volkanovski said. "That determination he displayed

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