Cup? Volk don’t must stinking cup!
Lastly, UFC interviewer Nina Marie Daniele has delivered the inside track struggle followers have been ready for. Does the previous featherweight world champion put on a cup whereas coaching? It’s a query that has haunted the desires of MMA hardcores and casuals alike.
Fortunately, Nina Drama was brave sufficient to step contained in the ring with ‘The Nice’ to seek out out firsthand and produce an finish to all of the debates.
Nina: “Are you carrying a cup proper now?” she requested in a video on her YouTube channel.
Volkanovski: “Uh, I’m Not.”
Nina: ” You realize who at all times wears a cup? Merab! He by no means trains with out it.”
Volkanovski: “I’ve had sufficient youngsters, so I don’t want to fret about that anymore!”
Alexander Volkanovski appears to bounce again from his first two-fight dropping skid
After struggling back-to-back knockouts in opposition to Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev final yr, Volkanovski took the final two years off to heal his physique.
Now, ‘Th Nice’ is days away from his extremely anticipated return to the Octagon, the place he’ll look to reclaim the featherweight title he misplaced to ‘El Matador’ in 2024. However he gained’t be working it again with Topuria. As a substitute, Volkavnoski will face Diego Lopes for the vacant 145-pound crown after Topuria left the belt behind in pursuit of light-weight gold.
Volkanovski vs. Lopes will headline UFC 314 this Saturday evening when the promotion heads again to Miami for a loaded pay-per-view occasion contained in the Kaseya Heart.
Additionally on faucet is a five-round co-main occasion conflict between former Bellator champion ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett, and a featherweight grudge match between fast-rising knockout artist Jean ‘Lord’ Silva and Hitler sympathizer apologist Bryce Mitchell.
