Flu game! Alexander Volkanovski fought sick at UFC 333, refused to take medication to avoid unfair ‘sporting advantage’
Alexander Volkanovski looked to be in prime form Saturday afternoon for his successful UFC featherweight title defense against Movsar Evloev at UFC 333, but “The Great” actually had to fight through flu symptoms to compete. Fight fans knew something may have been wrong with Volkanovski after the 38-year-old’s voice sounded sick during Friday’s early morning weigh ins. Maybe it had something to do with Volkanovski’s weight cut for UFC 333, but whatever it was fans were worried the UFC champion was compromised. Nothing else was said about it and Volkanovski pushed forward. Fans assumed everything was good to go. While Volkanovski ultimately did his thing and turned in a second-round TKO finish over Evloev in UFC 333’s main event, the UFC featherweight king was in fact sick with the flu. Training partner and world-class grappler Craig Jones confirmed it following the fight. Check it out…
