{"id":41318,"date":"2026-10-29T04:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T04:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Alexander-Volkov-Dana-White-still-has-no-answer-on-UFC-title-shot-203407"},"modified":"2026-10-29T04:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T04:10:56","slug":"alexander-volkov-dana-white-still-has-no-answer-on-ufc-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/alexander-volkov-dana-white-still-has-no-answer-on-ufc-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkov: Dana White still has no answer on UFC title shot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Alexander
\nVolkov<\/a> believes
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> CEO Dana
\nWhite<\/a> didn\u2019t recognize him, but he has a more pressing concern:
\nhis path to a title shot.<\/p>\n

Volkov made a surprise appearance at the
\nUFC 333<\/a> prefight news conference in Abu Dhabi and asked White
\nwhat he needed to do to earn a championship opportunity. The
\nexchange prompted questions about whether White recognized the
\nheavyweight veteran. White insists he did, but Volkov remains
\nunconvinced.<\/p>\n

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Alexander Volkov questions Dana White’s response after
\nconfronting him at the UFC 333 news conference<\/h2>\n

Volkov suggested White might confuse his name with that of
\nfeatherweight champion Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a>. However, \u201cDrago\u201d said recognition matters less to
\nhim than getting an answer about his title prospects.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course he didn’t recognize me,\u201d Volkov told Ariel Helwani.
\n\u201cFirst of all, I\u2019m a Russian fighter; I’m not even sure he can
\nremember my name and I bet every time he hears my name, he thinks
\nthey’re talking about Alexander Volkanovski. But it\u2019s fine; there
\nare more than 500 fighters on the roster, so he doesn\u2019t have to
\nrecognize every fighter. But to talk seriously, he still didn’t
\nhave an answer to my question. I’m asking, what should I do? What
\nam I supposed to do to get a title fight? And they don’t have an
\nanswer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Volkov has long been a heavyweight contender. The 6-foot-7
\nRussian\u2019s most recent defeat was a disputed split decision against
\ncurrent champion Ciryl Gane<\/a>
\nin 2024. He has since won three consecutive fights, most recently
\noutpointing Rizvan
\nKuniev<\/a> at UFC 333.<\/p>\n

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\n

Alexander
\nVolkov<\/a> explains why he showed up to the UFC 333 presser, and is
\nstill convinced Dana White did not recognize him: “I saw they
\ndidn’t have me on the press conference again, the same as the last
\nthree fights. I don’t know why. I just went through the regular
\ngates like a regular fan… I had some questions for the fighters
\nand Dana White. Of course he didn’t recognize me… I’m not even
\nsure he can remember my name, and I bet every time he hears my
\nname, he thinks they’re talking about Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a>. But to talk seriously, he still didn’t have an
\nanswer to my question. I’m asking, what should I do? What am I
\nsupposed to do to get a title fight? And they don’t have an
\nanswer.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
\nOctober 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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