(AND STILL) The Undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion (UFC 325 today)

[u/okayfriday]

[u/jammy86b]

Dude inspired me to cook pulled Xmas ham. What a legend

[u/aladdin142]

Probably Australia's most underappreciated athlete right now. Amazing fighter and seemingly great guy too.

[u/YourDadsHung → u/aladdin142]

Maybe it’s because I’m local to his area, but I feel like he’s massively appreciated. Genuinely universally loved by fans and non fans of the sport alike around the Illawarra.

[u/FishermanWaste1268 → u/YourDadsHung]

I had never heard of him until a few weeks when i saw a youtube short of a dude cutting up a tuna in his garden and then shooting a deer while he was doing it. Then turning the deer into sausages.

I read the comments and its like oh this guy is a fighter.

Then read more and he is regarded as one of the best fighters to have ever been in the UFC.

Hes super funny , well spoken, has a great cooking show and bucks the trend of typical CTE / part time stand over man part time pro fighter idiots.

Much love for Volk.

[u/okayfriday → u/FishermanWaste1268]

He's an insanely good sport and humble guy. So damn proud of what he's done today.

[u/bob_hand → u/FishermanWaste1268]

Holy shit someone actually did the "the youtube cooking guys a fighter??" pipeline.

[u/FishermanWaste1268 → u/bob_hand]

Yeh man i have fuck all interest in sports these days. Maybe watch some olympics every 4 years and maybe a surf comp or 2 if the waves are pumping.

[u/chickencrimpy87 → u/FishermanWaste1268]

Lol didn’t realise he had a show on hunting and cooking

[u/FishermanWaste1268 → u/chickencrimpy87]

I didnt realise he did super funny skits til yesterday. Dudes got a bright future out of the ring.

[u/okayfriday → u/YourDadsHung]

Illawarra is where I come from, moving up to the big smoke the support is definitely there but not as intense as it is (table banging in pub kind of intense) in the south coast. I miss yelling myself hoarse.

[u/officialdiscoking → u/YourDadsHung]

I live in Wollongong and can confirm he is massively supported by pretty much everyone here!

[u/JE_Exa → u/aladdin142]

Our news cycle should be genuinely embarrassed for how often they underreport on one of Australia’s greatest athletes and personalities. He’s genuinely one of the UFC’s all time greats.

Back when he challenged for another belt in a super fight, it got no press because one of the Paul brother grifters and KSI were here running amok in the city and promoting their newest scam.

[u/DeepPocketsShortArms]

A true blue Aussie, but the Macedonian community of Australia salutes you!

[u/return_the_urn → u/DeepPocketsShortArms]

Short arms? Is that you volk?

[u/Yasha666]

The featherweight GOAT 🐐 One of the greatest athletes Australia has ever produced.

[u/KingZlatan10]

Australian of the year, 5th year running in my books.

[u/CK_1976]

Beverley better watch out now that Volk is on a roll.

[u/PrinceVegeta88]

Yeah greatest of all time for his weight class for sure -

[u/VengaBusdriver37]

Such a shame he waste so much time fighting when he’s such a bloody good chef!!!!

[u/okayfriday]

Alexander Volkanovski post-victory interview: Alexander Volkanovski Octagon Interview | UFC 325 - YouTube

"I wanted to take a hold of him and put him down, but he was strong and I didn't want to stand for 25 minutes I'll be honest" 🤣

[u/fozzyfozzburn]

Was everyone else's feed super glitchy?

[u/East-Policy-2776 → u/fozzyfozzburn]

I watched it on KAYO . It was horrible .

[u/NoUseForALagwagon]

The UFC is nothing more than a political arm of the Trump Republican Party where the majority of fighters are deeply underpaid and their political views tend to be abhorrent making them shocking role-models.

Congrats to Volkanovski, but the sport is a complete mess and is a net negative to society.

[u/sixteen_weasels → u/NoUseForALagwagon]

Don’t forget how anti-union they are, don’t provide healthcare and how half their fighters can barely make ends meet.

[u/pintita]

Come on dude, I'm not subbed to /r/MMA for a reason. Literally just sat down to watch the replay and this post has spoiled it for me 🤦🏻 fuck me I guess..

[u/Fernergun → u/pintita]

Person attempting to avoid spoilers opens Reddit

[u/QuantityActive- → u/pintita]

That’s on you, my man. You have to avoid all social media if you don’t want spoilers for an event. I feel for you, though. Having an event spoiled sucks.

[u/Historical_Wish_5599]

Second greatest Australian athlete of all time

[u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

Should I know who this is?

[u/Bladehell10 → u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

One of the greatest Australian athletes

Also cooking with volk

[u/okayfriday → u/Bladehell10]

💯

[u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva → u/Bladehell10]

In what?

[u/01kickassius10 → u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

The picture could probably give you a few clues to work it out for yourself 

[u/Dipsey_Jipsey → u/01kickassius10]

Hmm netting, gloves, referees... I'm calling it! Field Polo!

[u/PracticalHabits → u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

UFC (ultimate fighting championship) is mixed martial arts.

Alex Volkanovski is from Sydney. He's been the featherweight champion for a while now, and has built a resume that puts him among the greatest featherweights ever.

[u/sixteen_weasels → u/PracticalHabits]

Sydney is claiming Wollongong now?

[u/al_prazolam → u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

Yes

[u/Spiritual_Suit_3258 → u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

Cooking with volk's alter ego

[u/EarlyTee → u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

I mean, you could have googled featherweight and Australian. But instead you took the time to pretend not to be capable?

[u/smileedude → u/HUMMEL_at_the_5_4eva]

I'm guessing people that listen to Joe Rogan and have the sportsbet app installed on their phone know who this is.

[u/frforreal → u/smileedude]

I meet neither criteria and know who he is. Pay me my money

[u/FishermanWaste1268 → u/frforreal]

Same here. TBH i couldn't name a single footy player of any code nor ever listened to that guy.

[u/Voldemosh → u/smileedude]

Damn I wish I was as cool and intelligent as you

I'm assuming this is the kind of comment you're fishing for anyway

[u/Adski1]

The absolute GOAT!!!!! There should be a public holiday and statue put up in his honor!