Being in UFC is a great promotion for me because I have more fans from all over Australia. Alexander Volkanovski Read Quote
I wrestled before rugby league so I always had a pretty good wrestling background, a good base, and that helped with my football. It just meant my balance was always so good; a strong core, good hips and just things like that just really played a factor in how I ran the ball and tackled. Alexander Volkanovski Read Quote
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 football, just to keep fit, and I did really well. Alexander Volkanovski Read Quote
I used to play in the front row, I could eat whatever I want – but I got up to 97 kilograms. And let’s remember I’m five foot bloody nothing! Alexander Volkanovski Read Quote
I didn’t think I could make the NRL, but I was confident in myself that I could make the UFC. Alexander Volkanovski Read Quote
I made promises to myself and my family that I’d be in the UFC before my first daughter was born, that didn’t happen. I was almost at breaking point a week before I got that contract, I was going to go back to concreting – that weekend I get my major sponsor, which was huge, and I end up getting my UFC contract the weekend after that. Alexander Volkanovski Read Quote
I used to wrestle when I was younger. It was soccer, wrestling, rugby league and now MMA. Alexander Volkanovski Read Quote
