Alexander Volkanovski, the featherweight champion, revealed that he initially expected Movsar Evloev to be his next title contender, given Evloev's undefeated record. However, with Evloev announcing a fight on July 26 in Abu Dhabi, Volkanovski acknowledged that his title defense will not include him. Instead, discussions about a potential fight with Yair Rodriguez are ongoing, though a date has yet to be finalized. Volkanovski emphasized the situation remains dynamic, with Evloev still eager to compete against anyone offered to him despite being sidelined for a title shot.
Pretty clear that it wasn't going to be Movsar. Cause that's who I thought would be, being undefeated and the sort of tear that he's on. But I think they matched him up, you see him tweet something about that. So he's already went out and made that public that he obviously, unfortunately can't fight for the title.
Yair's name has popped up. No dates set right now... The rumors you're hearing are pretty much true but nothing's locked in.
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