Alexander Volkanovski ’s UFC 221 finish looked pretty brutal – and it didn’t sound any better. Fighting in his home country, Volkanovski (17-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) delivered featherweight Jeremy Kennedy (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) his first career loss. The preliminary-card fight, which aired on FS1 prior to the pay-per-view main card at Perth Arena in Australia, moved Volkanovski to 4-0 with the UFC and pushed his overall winning streak to 14 fights. Ground and pound was the pivotal weapon for Volkanovski , who delivered audibly powerful punches and elbows that commentator Jon Anik likened to gunshots (via Twitter ): Dropping @AlexVolkanovski landing heavy here in round 1! #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/KAYmShO0PA — UFC (@ufc) February 11, 2018 After the victory, Volkanovski called out all of the “bullies” in the featherweight division. Bully or not, he’s likely to get a step up in competition in his next bout
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