Bloke In A Bar - Alexander Volkanovski

I'm in the Sportsbet studio to interview Alex Volkanovski, which comes about six years after I interviewed him for the first time.
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0:00 Islam Makhachev fight
15:02 Growing up
21:40 Crossroads moment
28:04 Max Holloway trilogy
45:49 Brian Ortega fight
57:06 Going forward

[@rjad3]

One of Volk’s best interviews Kempy! American interviewers struggle to understand the whole Aussie vibe as you said..

[@joshhowe3477]

Driking other guys pee and drinking beer from a shoe?

[@rjad3]

@@joshhowe3477 That’s not even 10% of the weird shit Yanks get up to hazing fraternity brothers 🙃

[@joshhowe3477]

@@rjad3 🤣 I'm only joking mate, you Aussies are cool, just abit of banter

[@jbanks9174]

Volks mindset shows why he’s where he’s at 🔥

[@Bounce203]

Big table keeping Volk safe from the Beak

[@jonathonhewitt6711]

Double under hooks 😂

[@RyanSung741]

Most authentic champion in the UFC.

[@Odd1x]

I remember pre UFC, I'd see him in alot of facebook video comments saying "he was going to take over the UFC or something along those lines" in like the most random vids. I followed his page because I liked the nick-name 😂 Sure enough he actually did it the mad man 🍻

[@realife1542]

Best Aussie fighter of all time 💪

[@TheSelleycopter]

This might be a bold call but I would honestly put it him as the best Aussie athlete of all time

[@DrayDrayn]

This guy is the reason I started watching UFC. Never had interest for the sport but when I heard this ex rugby league player was killing it in the UFC, I started watching his fights. Two fights later he becomes the Champ and takes out Max!! I've been hooked to UFC since. And yes, Alex is and will always be my favourite fighter! The Great 👑

[@WhosNathaniel]

This was unreal! Big fan of both you blokes. Keep up the awesome work Kempy!

[@theplacesmyfeettakeme]

All time interview Beak! Volk is the man!

[@nidilian]

I love that volk and kempy can flow so easy in this interview with Australian slang etc it’s literally like them just having a chat down the pub

[@matthewprice3229]

Best Locker Room one on one yet!!! Kemp, mad respect for increasing the business and reach. Volk, champion from day dot mate mad respect for you bras you represent yourself and Australia amazingly, keep doing what you doing rematch your way no question

[@rmf4life1992]

Great content as always Beak, what a champ, we are lucky to have Volk 🇦🇺

[@LAMARC1]

Legendary chat! Two legendary blokes!

[@jayodon67]

"Dying in the arse" as Aussie as it gets 😁

[@user-ix7mo9yg9g]

thanks Volk, this interview has helped me out a bunch

[@melissalowry8048]

Nice interview

[@bigfellasydney6970]

Really cool interview!

[@onlychaffing7098]

That's an impressive wrangle

[@sbwmakavelli3833]

Hectic chat 🔥

[@LMT95]

Only one real boogeyman in the ufc kempy

[@Rockuss]

Volk is the king 👑

[@NuriiG]

2Goats having a Yarn 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@justindl4459]

Fuck yeah the people's double champ In the building Islam soul was diminishing in that 5th round we all know it love ya champ keep inspiring

[@letskebab101]

The fucking VOLK. LEGEND

[@samsonlink8146]

You didn’t ask him his favourite rapper of all time or favourite movie. Great podcast though Kempy

[@bulletboom2097]

🔥

[@Joelification1]

284 First UFC event I have ever been to live, it was awesome, especially to see the GOAT in action! What a dude.

[@ThatCardLad]

Fuck Yes!

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

I thought volk would have been in camp for Rodriguez I guess they haven't finalised it.

[@maducrutz9384]

King volk

[@FREE_SKAPA9]

freakkk 🔥🔥

[@kurtglathar5162]

Volk broke Islam's spirit in the way the Dagestanis are known to do to others. That in itself is legendary, without mentioning he arguably won the fight.

[@snoopshrek8315]

Those judges robbed volk of one of the greatest moments in UFC history, #1PFP volk the feather weight going against #2 PFP islam whos a big lightweight prodigy of khabib , everyone thought volk was going to get taken down and smeshed, volk came out and completly nuetralized the grappling, he got taken down but islam did nothing but hold on, and outstruck islam, then drops islam in the last round and gives fans the crazy moment Australian crowd going wild thinking volk is about to be double champ , then the judges (UFC) rob MMA fans of one of the greatest moments in the UFC , the MMA gods shed a tear that day.

[@afgjay5384]

It was a close fight but it’s not a robbery cuz Islam matched Volks standup and he had more takedowns and control time. Even Volk himself said it was not a robbery.

[@luketobin7987]

I love how you can tell Volk is from Sydney 😂 Talks like most of my mates 😂

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

Wollongong

[@shermanator87]

Wollongong born and bred mate, he still lives down here too.

[@chrisa2359]

P4P👑

[@mayo6626]

Levels Kempy

[@ghidfg]

interesting interview. I never realized how close ortega's guillotine was

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

Volk didn't do enough low kicks in the islam fight, the kicks that he did gave Islam trouble

[@thejam69]

Much love to volk, he’s a future UFC hall of famer for sure. On the fight and the difference next time they fightI. I think the 24 hour rehydration period in Perth fucked with Islam. He hadn’t experienced that before. And won’t next time they fight, probably in Abu Dhabi! ❤️🇦🇺

[@jayodon67]

But he knew exactly what the rules were, so he had time to prepare.

[@thejam69]

@@jayodon67 yep, he compromised his recovery and still won. Recovery longer, performance better. That’s what I was saying. ❤️🇦🇺

[@reepswade7369]

Mate were you star struck? 🤣 seemed a bit under prepared with questions and what not, unless you just couldn’t think straight around The Great 😤

[@triocha233]

They’re literally just havin a chat Its called Blokes in a bar

[@macka9999]

St Georges basin.. We always smashed Warilla when we played them. They didnt offer much in our age group 😂 Up the Volk 🤙

[@Queno1]

Volk is such a crowdo 😂