Since joining the UFC in 2017 he’s defeated each of six opponents in convincing fashion, including a TKO victory over Chad Mendes at UFC 232. That slow climb to the top tier of the featherweight division helped Volkanovski establish himself as one of the top threats to Max Holloway’s belt.
But before he earns a shot at the current champion, he must face the greatest featherweight champion of all-time in Jose Aldo. And to top it all off, he has to do it in Rio De Janeiro.
But Volkanovski wouldn’t want it to be any other way.