UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski of Australia talked about his recovery from the elective elbow surgery he underwent in July.
I want to be back in there before the end of the year. Islam’s fighting. I want that rematch, but he’s fighting in October, so I want to fight before then. I don’t want to fight early next year. If I was going to wait that long, it might as well be Islam, but I don’t want to wait that long. So Ilia, keep running your mouth, it makes me want to punch you in the face even more.
Alex Volkanovski on his YouTube channel
Volkanovski, 34, last fought against Yair Rodriguez on July 9 at UFC 290. In this confrontation, Alex won by technical knockout in the third round. He has 26 wins and two losses on his record.