{"id":41282,"date":"2026-10-27T04:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Undefeated-200-PFL-Rizin-champ-wants-Alexander-Volkanovski-203371"},"modified":"2026-10-27T04:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T04:36:21","slug":"undefeated-20-0-pfl-rizin-champ-wants-alexander-volkanovski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/undefeated-20-0-pfl-rizin-champ-wants-alexander-volkanovski\/","title":{"rendered":"Undefeated 20-0 PFL, Rizin champ wants Alexander Volkanovski"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/undefeated-20-0-pfl-rizin-champ-wants-alexander-volkanovski.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Rajabali-Shaidullaev-365469\">Rajabali<br \/>\nShaidullaev<\/a> wants to test himself against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Alexander-Volkanovski-101527\">Alexander<br \/>\nVolkanovski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> featherweight titleholder became<br \/>\nthe first fighter to defeat <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Movsar-Evloev-183539\">Movsar<br \/>\nEvloev<\/a>, stopping the previously unbeaten Russian in the main<br \/>\nevent of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-333-Volkanovski-vs-Evloev-113863\"><br \/>\nUFC 333<\/a> in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Shaidullaev (20-0) praised the Australian after the bout and<br \/>\nexpressed interest in a potential matchup with \u201cThe Great.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Rajabali Shaidullaev praises Alexander Volkanovski&#8217;s UFC 333<br \/>\nwin over Movsar Evloev and eyes a potential matchup<\/h2>\n<p>Shaidullaev commended Volkanovski in a social media post while also<br \/>\noffering encouragement to Evloev. The undefeated Kyrgyz<br \/>\nfeatherweight said he would welcome the opportunity to test himself<br \/>\nagainst the UFC champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongrats, Volk. That was a champion\u2019s performance,\u201d Shaidullaev<br \/>\nwrote on X. \u201cAn inspiration to the next generation. One fight<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t define a fighter. Movsar, I hope you come back even<br \/>\nstronger. Volk looked sharp tonight. I\u2019d love to test myself<br \/>\nagainst him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shaidullaev has established himself as one of the most prominent<br \/>\nfeatherweights outside the UFC. His most recent victory came<br \/>\nagainst former <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Bellator-MMA-1960\">Bellator<\/a><br \/>\nchampion <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/AJ-McKee-194637\">A.J. McKee<\/a> at<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Rizin-FF-Super-Rizin-5-112576\">Super<br \/>\nRizin 5<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<p>The current <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Rizin-Fighting-Federation-10333\"><br \/>\nRizin<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Professional-Fighters-League-12241\"><br \/>\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> featherweight champion is set to<br \/>\nface <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Kyoma-Akimoto-406648\">Kyoma<br \/>\nAkimoto<\/a> at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/Rizin-FF-New-Years-Eve-Event-113795\"><br \/>\nRizin\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve event<\/a> on Dec. 31 in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"2.841059602649\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.523178807947\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats, Volk. That was a champion\u2019s<br \/>\nperformance. An inspiration to the next generation. \u270a One fight<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t define a fighter. Movsar, I hope you come back even<br \/>\nstronger. Volk looked sharp tonight. I\u2019d love to test myself<br \/>\nagainst him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Razhabali Shaidullaev (@RShaidullaev) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RShaidullaev\/status\/2114256373898985691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nOctober 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajabali Shaidullaev wants to test himself against Alexander Volkanovski. The Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight titleholder became the first fighter to defeat Movsar Evloev, stopping the previously unbeaten Russian in the main event of UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. 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