Jon Jones, Cub Swanson, and other stars react to Alexander Volkanovski’s dominant performance against UFC legend Korean Zombie at UFC 273


Jon Jones, Cub Swanson, and other stars react to Alexander Volkanovski’s dominant performance against UFC legend Korean Zombie at UFC 273

Alexander Volkanovski vs Korean Zombie at UFC 273

One of the most dominant fighters in the UFC, Alexander Volkanovski put on an absolute masterclass in fighting against UFC legend The Korean Zombie in the main event of UFC 273.

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is edging closer and closer to the number one spot on the pound-for-pound ranking list. The fighter from Australia has absolutely outclassed every opponent he has faced inside the octagon. Alex tonight was faced with a challenge in Korean Zombie, a former title contender, and a future UFC Hall-of-Famer but made it seem like it was no big deal.

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Alexander Volkanovski gets a win at UFC 273

Volkanovski defeated Zombie via TKO after clinically destroying him for three rounds. Alexander has surely got a lot of eyes on him and sure enough, some of the UFC greats were paying close attention to The Great at UFC 273. The fight took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida and the fans witnessed one of the greatest title fight performances ever.

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Big names like Jon Jones, Francis Ngannou, Cub Swanson, and others expressed their reactions on Twitter and let the world know how they feel about the main event fight. Continue reading to check out their reactions.

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Twitter reacts to Alexander Volkanovski vs Korean Zombie at UFC 273

Alexander Volkanonvski at UFC 273
Alexander Volkanonvski at UFC 273

Arguably the greatest UFC fighter of all time, Jon Jones was rooting for another legend, Chan Sung Jung leading up to the fight at UFC 273. Jones now will pay attention to Volkanovski’s career as he looks to take the spot for number one pound-for-pound champion though he has a long way to go.

“Zombie still has the best apparel in the game, I don’t care what anyone says,” wrote Jones in his tweet after Zombie faced defeat to Volkanovski. Meanwhile, heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was blown by Alex’s performance and wrote, “Volkanovski is an absolute SAVAGE!!”

UFC legend Cub Swanson gave props to the featherweight champ, “Volk looks incredible tonight” after his all-around clinic. Volkanovski’s fellow countryman, Tai Tuivasa was hyped about his friend making his third title defense.

Also read UFC 273 (main event): Alexander Volkanovski puts on a fighting clinic against The Korean Zombie for his third title defense

Henry Cejudo, the former two-division UFC champion was motivated to return to the octagon after looking at Alexander’s performance. Cejudo has been teasing a return since he feels there are no real contenders in the featherweight division.

What did you think of Alexander Volkanovski’s performance?

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