For the first time in his 12-year career, Alexander Volkanovski suffered back-to-back losses. Not only has he lost consecutive fights, “The Great” was knocked out in both losses. Volkanovski stepped in on 10-days notice to face lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a rematch at UFC 294 last October after former champion Charles Oliveira was forced out of the title bout due to a cut.
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