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Story byUFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski rematches Diego Lopes at UFC 325. (Mark Metcalfe via )Alan DawsonUncrownedMon, January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC·3 min readUFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski addressed his UFC status amid retirement rumors when speaking to Uncrowned's Ariel Helwani on Monday. The stocky veteran returned from back-to-back knockout losses to Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria to defeat Diego Lopes by decision last April to reclaim the UFC featherweight title. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOn Jan. 31, he returns to the Octagon for a rematch against Lopes at UFC 325, in front of his hometown fans at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney — 90 minutes from where he lives in Australia.“I don’t know where that came from, exactly,” Volkanovski said on "The Ariel Helwani Show" of rumblings of his looming retirement.“How many more do I have?
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