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Alexander Volkanovski vs. Jeremy Kennedy confirmed for UFC 221

Two featherweights will put their lengthy winning streaks on the line at UFC 221.

On Thursday, it was officially announced that Alexander Volkanovski will fight Jeremy Kennedy at the UFC’s first international pay-per-view of the year, which is set to take place on Feb. 11 at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. Talks of the bout were first reported by Tom Taylor of BJPenn.com.

A native of New South Wales, Volkanovski has won 16 of 17 professional bouts. He is on a 13-fight win streak with victories in all three of his UFC appearances thus far.