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I like to throw bombs.
I'm always my hardest critic.
I want these ranked opponents.
I always prepare for the worst.
This sport can be very unforgiving.
I want to fight on home soil in Perth.
I've always been a respectful kind of guy.
I'm the type of person, I'll fight whoever.
Sometimes there's just no room for apologies.
Ground and pound is my thing, everyone knows that.
I've obviously got the brains. I've got the cardio.
One thing in this game is you've gotta stay positive.
When it comes to cardio, we know I don't have a problem.
I fought Chad Mendes to make sure I was in the top five.
When it comes to pace, we know that I don't have a problem.
I've been on magazines in Macedonia and all things like that.
I'm chasing my contenders. I'm talking about that GOAT status.
Robert Whittaker has really opened eyes, look what he's doing.
I said as soon as I got the belt, I want number one contenders.
If I want to be the GOAT, I've got to take out No. 1 contenders.
I train with whoever I can, all different sizes, shapes, and styles.
Even just my basics are so effective against a guy like Max Holloway.
I like to stay active. I'm one of the champions chasing the contenders.
When it comes to power, we know I got power, and we know I can wrestle.
I'm like one of those little chihuahua's that thinks they're ten feet tall.
I think a knockout over Elkins will really put me on the radar internationally.
I know I can go for days. I've proved this time and time again, against grinders.
I was never planning on just making the UFC, I was always planning to be champion.
My father is from the village of Beranci, Macedonia, and my mother is from Greece.
I used to wrestle when I was younger. It was soccer, wrestling, rugby league and now MMA.
Being in UFC is a great promotion for me because I have more fans from all over Australia.
Max is a true champion. I enjoy watching him fight but I want to get that fight. I want it.
I didn't think I could make the NRL, but I was confident in myself that I could make the UFC.
When it comes to strength, I reckon pound for pound I'm one of the strongest in the whole UFC.
I had bad back injuries; two bulging discs and a broken fragment off a disc, all in my sciatic nerve.
I've got all the tools to make it hard for anyone, especially someone that's a division lower than me.
That's the thing, I've got so many ways to go, even striking there's so many ways to go. I proved that.
I'm a freak when it comes to holding on the ground; it's just almost impossible holding me on the ground.
I pride myself on being a family man. I pride myself on being respectful and hardworking. That's just me.
You see what I can use in my range, even with tall people, imagine what I could do to someone half my size.
Khabib is one of the GOATs as well. Nothing but respect for the dude. But I'm very, very hard to hold down.
No beating around the bush. Give me the guys that are next in line, the guys that deserve it, and let's go.
Anyone that's watched my career knows that I finish fights and that I'm one scary dude to be in the cage with.
You know I am all about the good guys, but sometimes we get put to the back of the line because we are too nice.
Everyone knows my style - I jam my hips in, jam their head into the mat and punch their head through the canvas.
It's always an unreal feeling to get the win, but to get it in the UFC - especially on my debut - it was amazing.
Fighters now, they think you have to trash talk to be marketable. Yet so much of what they're saying, it bores me.
My dad's Macedonian, mum Greek... so for as long as I can remember, my uncles have talked about our warrior blood.
My surname Volkanovski comes from my father's side, so I have many Macedonian supporters and I really appreciate it.
It's one of the things that I tend to do, make the right decision, right time, and get the right reactions and capitalize on it.