Reigning UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski defended his 145-pound title with a commanding performance against Diego Lopes, again, in the UFC 325 main event last weekend on Paramount+, a vintage five-round beatdown that could put “The Great” in line for a return at UFC White House in June.
Who will Volkanovski fight next?
BetOnline.ag has undefeated featherweight contender Movsar Evloev as the current frontrunner at 1/1 (+100), followed by “butt hurt” Brazilian fan favorite Jean Silva at 7/4 (+175) and British bruiser Lerone Murphy at 3/1 (+300). Top lightweight contender Amran Tsarukyan is far behind at 10/1 (+1000).
Probably because of this.
“If it’s the featherweight division, it’s got to be the top guys,” Volkanovski said on UFC 325’s Paramount+ post-fight show. “You know what I’m like. I want to fight the top guys who deserve it. You’ve got Movsar and Lerone Murphy. I’ve been told they’re going to face each other. I don’t know if that’s just rumors. That’ll be great. I’ll be watching that. If the next one is definitely featherweight, it’s got to be one of those two.”
