{"id":41372,"date":"2026-10-28T21:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Alexander-Volkanovski-feared-lungs-wouldnt-last-5-rounds-at-UFC-333-203397"},"modified":"2026-10-28T21:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:07:55","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-feared-lungs-wouldnt-last-5-rounds-at-ufc-333","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/alexander-volkanovski-feared-lungs-wouldnt-last-5-rounds-at-ufc-333\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkanovski feared lungs wouldn’t last 5 rounds at UFC 333"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a> says illness left him questioning whether he could
\ngo the distance against Movsar
\nEvloev<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Brendan Bradford in comments shared by Home of Fight on
\nX, Volkanovski explained how concerns about his breathing added
\nurgency to his search for a finish at
\nUFC 333<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Alexander Volkanovski explains how illness influenced his
\nsecond-round TKO of Movsar Evloev<\/h2>\n

Volkanovski said he needed to take deep breaths as he increased the
\npressure in the second round.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to take some big breaths,\u201d Volkanovski said. \u201cYou could see
\nthat I started putting that pressure on, especially in the second
\nround. It was like, alright, let\u2019s start finding this finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reigning
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> featherweight champion admitted
\nhe was unsure whether he could sustain that effort for all five
\nrounds while ill.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, I don\u2019t want to go five rounds. I don\u2019t know if these lungs
\ncan hold up being [sick] and all. And not only that, I started to
\nsee everything and knowing that the finish probably would come,\u201d he
\nadded.<\/p>\n

Volkanovski stopped Evloev with punches at 4:54 of the second round
\nto retain his featherweight title.<\/p>\n

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\n

\ud83d\udc40 Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a> admits he had doubts about himself heading into his
\nfight with Movsar
\nEvloev<\/a> after coming down with the flu. \u201cI had to take some big
\nbreaths\u2026 You could see that I started putting that pressure on,
\nespecially in the second round. It was like, alright, let\u2019s start
\nfinding this finish. \u201cAgain, I don\u2019t want to go five rounds. I
\ndon\u2019t know if these lungs can hold up being [sick] and all. And not
\nonly that, I started to see everything and knowing that the finish
\nprobably would come.\u201d via: Brendan Bradford<\/p>\n

\u2014 Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight)
\nOctober 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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