"As easy as it would be to look at this title defence as a waste of time, there's something to be said about a 37-year-old Alexander Volkanovski giving still a young, hungry contender in his prime a second crack at him and still blanking him. I loved hearing what Volkanovski had to say about his responsibility as a champion to face the most deserving contenders."
"He may not be a perfect fighter and who's to say how he would fare against the very top of the division, but one thing that Benoit Saint Denis' harshest critics could never accuse him of is being boring. He walks into chaos, but he loves it and often comes out on the winning side. He's also very active as this was his third bout in five months. I don't think someone with the nickname "God of War" can be seen as a bad option"
UFC 325 produced several notable finishes on both prelims and the main card, highlighted by an important featherweight title fight. Prelim finishes included Jonathan Micallef, Cam Rowston and Billy Elekana, while the main card saw stoppages from Quillan Salkilld, Mauricio Ruffy and Benoit Saint Denis. Alexander Volkanovski executed a dominant 25-minute title defense against a top contender and reiterated a champion's responsibility to face deserving opponents. The UFC scheduled Movsar Evloev versus Lerone Murphy next, with the winner positioned as the obvious next title challenger. Saint Denis and Ruffy emerged as active winners with clear forward momentum.
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