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title: "4 Ground Quotes By Alexander Volkanovski"
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> [Ground and pound is my thing, everyone knows that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/ground-and-pound-is-my-thing-everyone-knows-that/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/alexander-volkanovski-5554_everyone_ground-and-pound-is-my-thing-everyone-kn_21176.jpg)

> [I'm a freak when it comes to holding on the ground; it's just almost impossible holding me on the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-m-a-freak-when-it-comes-to-holding-on-the-ground-it-s-just-almost/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/alexander-volkanovski-5554_freak_i-m-a-freak-when-it-comes-to-holding-on_406320.jpg)

> [I just really like ground and pound. The way I do it, it looks like I'm just throwing bombs, but there's some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-just-really-like-ground-and-pound-the-way-i-do-it-it-looks-like-i-m/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/alexander-volkanovski-5554_bombs_i-just-really-like-ground-and-pound-the_516528.jpg)

> [I believe I'm a similar style to Khabib when it comes to the ground and stuff, but I believe I've got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-believe-i-m-a-similar-style-to-khabib-when-it-comes-to-the-ground/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/alexander-volkanovski-5554_believe_i-believe-i-m-a-similar-style-to-khabib_2609349.jpg)

## Other authors on Ground

## More by Alexander Volkanovski

> [I've always been a respectful kind of guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-ve-always-been-a-respectful-kind-of-guy/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [Ground and pound is my thing, everyone knows that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/ground-and-pound-is-my-thing-everyone-knows-that/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I was never planning on just making the UFC, I was always planning to be champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-was-never-planning-on-just-making-the-ufc-i-was-always-planning-to/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [My last year of football I started having a couple of MMA fights, and bringing the weight down. It started in the pre-season of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/my-last-year-of-football-i-started-having-a-couple-of-mma-fights-and/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I didn't think I could make the NRL, but I was confident in myself that I could make the UFC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-didn-t-think-i-could-make-the-nrl-but-i-was-confident-in-myself/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I like to stay active. I'm one of the champions chasing the contenders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-like-to-stay-active-i-m-one-of-the-champions-chasing-the-contenders/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I had bad back injuries; two bulging discs and a broken fragment off a disc, all in my sciatic nerve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-had-bad-back-injuries-two-bulging-discs-and-a-broken-fragment-off-a/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I'm always my hardest critic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-m-always-my-hardest-critic/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [Robert Whittaker has really opened eyes, look what he's doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/robert-whittaker-has-really-opened-eyes-look-what-he-s-doing/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [It's one of the things that I tend to do, make the right decision, right time, and get the right reactions and capitalize on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/it-s-one-of-the-things-that-i-tend-to-do-make-the-right-decision/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I'm the type of person, I'll fight whoever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-m-the-type-of-person-i-ll-fight-whoever/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I'm going to be a great champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-m-going-to-be-a-great-champion/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I've obviously got the brains. I've got the cardio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-ve-obviously-got-the-brains-i-ve-got-the-cardio/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [This is a crazy sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/this-is-a-crazy-sport/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

> [I'm a freak when it comes to holding on the ground; it's just almost impossible holding me on the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-m-a-freak-when-it-comes-to-holding-on-the-ground-it-s-just-almost/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

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