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Alex Volkanovski says Charles Oliveira is ‘definitely a bigger fight’ for him than Islam Makhachev

Alexander Volkanovski is rooting for Charles Oliveira to beat Islam Makhachev because he thinks ‘Do Bronx’ is ‘the bigger fight’ for him at lightweight.

Volkanovski, the reigning UFC featherweight champion, wants to move up in weight and fight the winner of Oliveira vs. Makhachev for the lightweight title.

‘The Great’ hopes to become a two-division champ and is excited about the prospect of facing No. 1-ranked lightweight Oliveira in his 155-pound debut.

Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) would prefer to fight Oliveira (33-8-1 NC MMA, 21-8-1 NC UFC) simply because he thinks the Brazilian is the more exciting fighter and has a ton of hype behind him following recent stoppage victories over Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, and Justin Gaethje.