Alexander Volkanovski Battled Through Injured Rib to Defeat Darren Elkins at UFC Boise
Alexander Volkanovski managed to avoid the trademark Darren Elkins rally at UFC Fight Night 133, and he did so while competing at less than 100 percent.
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“I wanted the finish but I had some setbacks along the way,” Volkanovski said. “I injured my rib on Wednesday and that really forced me to be more patient and wait for things to come to me. He’s a very tough guy. I hit him with all I could in the moment but, as I said, my rib was giving me a lot of problems so that affected the fight.”
Some footage of me busting my rib Wednesday night ♂️ https://t.co/9RbP4X6E3f
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) July 15, 2018
Elkins represents the most significant triumph to date for the Freestyle Fighting Gym product. The 29-year-old Australian has won 18 of his 19 professional outings overall and appears to have earned a high-profile opponent for his next featherweight bout. Elkins was ranked No. 6 in Sherdog.com’s rankings and No. 10 according to UFC.com. During his in-cage interview, Volkanovski called for a future showdown with former title challenger Chad Mendes, who earned a quick stoppage of Myles Jury on the main card.
I got a great opponent [Saturday] and now I’m ready for another,” he said. “I’m 5-0 in the UFC and I just beat the No. 10-ranked guy in the world. I want someone in the Top 5 next.”
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