UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski of Australia said he's ready to fight the winner of the fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.
If I had to lean towards someone, I’d lean towards Poirier. He obviously won the last time they fought, and I’d probably lean towards Dustin. But you can’t tell me Justin Gaethje can’t catch him, you know what I mean?… At the end of the day, I’ll fight anyone, anytime. 100% that’s something I’d love to do. Maybe a BMF belt fight if Islam is doing his thing, and then we can rematch after. Then I can have three belts! Featherweight, BMF belt, and that lightweight belt.
Recall that the fight between Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier will take place on July 29 at UFC 291.
Gaethje, 34, fought against Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 in March of this year. Justin won that fight by majority decision. He has 24 wins and four losses under his belt.
Pirier, 34, last competed at UFC 281 in November, 2022, against Michael Chandler. That fight ended in Dustin's favor with a third-round choke. He has 29 wins and seven losses under his belt.
Volkanovski, 34, in his last fight, which took place in February, 2023, at UFC 284, lost to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev by unanimous decision. He has 25 wins and two losses under his belt.
