Australian mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Volkanovski said he drank alcohol every day for several weeks before his return fight against the Russian UFC lightweight champion. Islam Makhachev .
Volkanovski lost to Makhachev by first-round knockout in the main event of UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi last October. Initially, the Russian’s opponent was Charles Oliveira, but the Brazilian withdrew from the fight 11 days before the tournament, and Volkanovski accepted the challenge on short notice.
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— I’m known for being disciplined all year round, 24/7, but not at this time. I was very disappointed. I was even more upset about how I had been over the previous months. It drove me crazy. I drank every day for three or four weeks.
Honestly, it’s unheard of for me to drink every day, I’ve never done that. But I thought, “Ah, I don’t exercise much,” and then the surgery, I also thought, “Okay, I’ll have a few drinks here.” Even then, I thought I had to stop. I said it the day before I got the call to fight. I weighed 183 pounds that day. I went to a fitness trainer, we did some tests, then I got on the scales – 83 kg. Everyone in the gym laughed. “I’ve never been this heavy,” Volkanovski said in an interview with YouTube channel Freestylebender.
In February 2023, Makhachev defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision.
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