Episode 588: UFC 298 is Old Man Volk vs. whippersnapper Topuria
Alexander Volkanovski has embraced his old man status, but numbers say UFC champs over 35 don't fare too well.
The Co-Main Event MMA Podcast · Chad Dundas and Ben Fowlkes
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Show Notes
Alexander Volkanovski fully embraced his old man status headed into Saturday's UFC 298, in a legitimately hilarious internet video that showed off his stellar general acting chops and comedic timing. Still, that acceptance doesn't take away from the harrowing actual statistics about what happens to UFC champions after they turn 35. Add in recent concerns over his drinking habits between fights and our nagging memories of him getting KOed by Islam Makhachev his last time out and we are perhaps as nervous as we've ever been headed into a Volk fight. Plus, there is the matter of the weird confidence exuded by Ilia Topuria, who is either setting himself up for a fast rise or a big fall.
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