Wrestling Quotes by Alexander Volkanovski

Styles make fights.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I ain't no easy fight for anyone.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I'm going to be a great champion.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I know how to find my way into the takedown.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I want to fight on home soil in Perth.

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I fought Chad Mendes to make sure I was in the top five.

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I'm going to stay champion for a long time.

— Alexander Volkanovski

When it comes to power, we know I got power, and we know I can wrestle.

— Alexander Volkanovski

Even just my basics are so effective against a guy like Max Holloway.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I'm the type of person, I'll fight whoever.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I said as soon as I got the belt, I want number one contenders.

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Khabib is one of the GOATs as well. Nothing but respect for the dude. But I'm very, very hard to hold down.

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Being in UFC is a great promotion for me because I have more fans from all over Australia.

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I want to take on fighters like Jeremy Stephens, Andre Fili... get ourselves into the Octagon and see if these guys can…

— Alexander Volkanovski

Anyone that's watched my career knows that I finish fights and that I'm one scary dude to be in the cage with.

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Max is a true champion. I enjoy watching him fight but I want to get that fight. I want it.

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My first four fights in amateur at middleweight, and the first four professional were at welterweight. And I just kind of went…

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I've pictured myself fighting a whole bunch of people. Not only the Max Holloway, but also Conor, Cejudo, Korean Zombie, even Khabib…

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When it comes to strength, I reckon pound for pound I'm one of the strongest in the whole UFC.

— Alexander Volkanovski

You know, people are always asking, 'What's your brand?' and, 'What are you all about?' Then you get other people saying, 'You…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I won't say too much but Conor McGregor, he likes to set a lot of traps. But they're things I would never…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I've already took out the hardest guys in my division. Back to back we've got Chad Mendes, Aldo, and Max. Stylistically, they…

— Alexander Volkanovski

With all my fights, my style is to pretty much put a beating on. I don't exactly like hurting people, but unfortunately…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I wrestled before rugby league so I always had a pretty good wrestling background, a good base, and that helped with my…

— Alexander Volkanovski

There are no excuses in fighting. You can be playing a team sport and have a good game, and you can lose.…

— Alexander Volkanovski

You know, martial arts is all about respect and discipline and it's always been about that. But again, people are starting to…

— Alexander Volkanovski

Nothing but respect to all the fighters that are in the UFC, but every single one of us wants to prove something.…

— Alexander Volkanovski

When Elkins came forward I was absolutely ecstatic. It's a massive fight. Realistically he doesn't need to take this fight, but he…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I made promises to myself and my family that I'd be in the UFC before my first daughter was born, that didn't…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I could be sparring mates and you're meant to hit 'em, but we'll be sparring and usually I try and stop at…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I just really like ground and pound. The way I do it, it looks like I'm just throwing bombs, but there's some…

— Alexander Volkanovski

A lot of times we're being portrayed as thugs, but anyone who really knows us understand that we work hard, we diet…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I've always loved UFC. I watched it back since the days it wasn't big in Australia at all, and you had to…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I played rugby league, I probably played for about 10 years I think, and I wrestled before then. I did about a…

— Alexander Volkanovski

If I want to be the GOAT, I've got to take out No. 1 contenders.

— Alexander Volkanovski

It's always an unreal feeling to get the win, but to get it in the UFC - especially on my debut -…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I believe I'm a similar style to Khabib when it comes to the ground and stuff, but I believe I've got a…

— Alexander Volkanovski

I think a knockout over Elkins will really put me on the radar internationally.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I was never planning on just making the UFC, I was always planning to be champion.

— Alexander Volkanovski

I used to wrestle when I was younger. It was soccer, wrestling, rugby league and now MMA.

— Alexander Volkanovski