"It ain't getting any easier, I'll can tell you that,"
"Camp was a lot of things going on in there and we pushed through. The beautiful thing is -- I always say -- adversity is a privilege. I love it. Sometimes things go wrong I'm just like, 'Let's go.' That makes it more of a challenge and fires me up even more."
"And then you've got a young, hungry guy like that over there? Man, I wanted to take him out. I wanted to grab a hold of him and put him down, but he was strong. I didn't want to stand for 25 minutes, I'll be honest, but we got the job done, so it's all good."
Alexander Volkanovski retained the UFC featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Diego Lopes at UFC 325 in Sydney. The judges scored the rematch 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45, improving on Volkanovski's previous win. Volkanovski maintained distance, landed superior counter strikes and effective calf kicks while also securing takedowns. Lopes landed some body shots and achieved takedowns, but Volkanovski produced slightly more fight control, with an extra 45 seconds according to ESPN Research. Volkanovski saluted the home crowd and finished with late ground-and-pound, calling adversity a privilege in his postfight remarks.
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