Make no mistake about it, the Aussies and Kiwis are on a roll in the UFC right now.
After a dominating display at UFC Boise this past weekend, Aussie featherweight Alex Volkanovski is the latest to break into the UFC rankings.
Volkanovski continues the surge of ANZAC fighters climbing their way into the rankings of late after New Zealand’s Israel Adesanya and Daniel Hooker made their way into the top 15 last week.
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Volkanovski earned his spot at number 11 in the featherweight rankings with a clinical performance that saw him pick up a unanimous decision victory over Darren Elkins. The dominant win left no doubt that Volkanovski deserves to be competing against the best fighters in the division. The performance was made all the more impressive when it was made known afterward that Volkanovski injured his rib just days before the bout.
After the contest, Volkanovski called for a fight with returning featherweight Chad Mendes. Mendes, who previously fought for the UFC title twice against Jose Aldo and for the interim-title against Conor McGregor, went on to pick up a first-round knock out win later on in the card.
@chadmendes congrats on your win/ranking, Who wants to see us throw down……UNDER?! #ufcadelaide @seanshelby @ufc pic.twitter.com/OH0jUUmW7m
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 17, 2018
Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show yesterday, Chad Mendes spoke of a potential match up against Volkanvoski.
“If they put him up there high enough (in the rankings) after that fight, I’d love to get in there and knock that dude out,” Mendes said.
Mendes went on to say that Volkanovski would need to be inside the top ten for the fight to make sense to him.
With Volkanovski now ranked 11 and Mendes at number 7, it is certainly a fight that would make sense for the upcoming UFC show in Adelaide.
Alex Volkanovski remains undefeated in the UFC with win over Darren Elkins
