MIAMI – Alexander Volkanovski admits he didn’t expect Ilia Topuria to relinquish his UFC featherweight belt. Topuria opted to leave his 145-pound title behind for a move up to lightweight. As a result, Volkanovski (26-5 MMA, 13-4 UFC) will battle Diego Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the vacant title in Saturday’s UFC 314 main event ( ESPN+ pay-per-view) at Kaseya Center from Miami
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Alexander Volkanovski respects Ilia Topuria for vacating UFC featherweight title – MMA Junkie