UFC news: Alexander Volkanovski had a broken thumb during the fight in UFC 276

Alexander Volkanovski, the UFC 276 featherweight champion and overall winner, has disclosed that he fought for three rounds with a broken thumb in his stunning co-main event dismantling of previous champion Max Holloway. This is the statement Volkanovski made on Twitter, along with an X-ray of his injured thumb. What’s more amazing is that the champion controlled Holloway for virtually the entire battle at UFC 276. He fractured his thumb in the second round, as he claims, which explains why his round 3, 4, and 5 statistics are so spectacular. In each of these rounds, he outlanded Holloway.

Just insane! Volkanovski breaks his thumb in round 2, still out-boxes Holloway in rounds 3-5. https://t.co/bzWMZ1xfOL

— Timothy Wheaton MMA (@TimWheatonMMA) July 8, 2022

He fractured his thumb in the second round, as he claims, which explains why his round 3, 4, and 5 statistics are so spectacular. In each of these rounds, he outlanded Holloway. Volkanovski landed 40 blows against Holloway’s 30 in round three. In round four, he out-hit the Hawaiian 48 to 42, and in round five, he out-hit Holloway 26 to 50. The numbers, on the other hand, do not do the performance credit. It was sheer dominance at its finest over one of the best featherweights in history. Following the fight, Holloway responded with elegance and humour, complimenting his opponent.

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Alexander Volkanovski plans on to become a double champ

Alexander Volkanovski hinted a move up in weight to contend for the lightweight gold after his victory at UFC 276. Charles Oliveira lost the belt on the scale in May, hence it is presently empty. There have been rumours that Oliveria and Islam Makhachev will meet for the championship on Fight Island in October, but nothing has been confirmed.

Who wouldn’t be interested in a bout for the lightweight strap between arguably the P4P #1, Volkanovski, and Oliveira? Oliveria, the habitual finisher, vs. Volkanovski, the technical wizard, promises to be one of the most competitive title fights we’ve seen in years.

Don’t anticipate the featherweight champion to be very undersized if he fights at lightweight because he is known for having previously weighed 215 pounds and competed as high as welterweight in his MMA career. Despite being on the shorter side, at only 5’6″, he has a 71′′ reach that is only three inches shorter than Makhachev’s and one inch longer than Oliveira’s.