The MMA community was left spellbound after Volkanovski escaped a potential fight-ending guillotine attempt from ‘T-City’ in the third round. Notable UFC fighters reacted to the epic clash, with an emphasis on the featherweight champion’s seemingly inhuman escape. Labeling Alexander Volkanovski a “robot,” Sean O’Malley said:
Watch O’Malley’s reaction below:
While he wasn’t on duty for the card, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan was equally impressed with the featherweight title clash. Rogan said while discussing the fight:
Watch Rogan’s comments below:
Check out reactions from other fighters below:
Conor McGregor:
Dustin Poirier:
Petr Yan:
Watch live reactions of other fighters like Urijah Faber, Michael Bisping and Carlos Condit below:
Alexander Volkanovski on escaping Brian Ortega’s guillotine choke
While Alexander Volkanovski majorly outstruck Brian Ortega on the feet, ‘T-City’ dropped the champion with a clean left hand in round 3. Ortega immediately went for a guillotine-choke attempt and managed to lock it in pretty tightly.
The featherweight title appeared to be on the brink of changing hands before a gurgling Volkanovski miraculously escaped and took mount. ‘The Great’ later admitted that Ortega’s choke was one of the deepest guillotines he had ever been in.
‘The Great’ also revealed to BT Sport that thinking about his family gave him the strength to go through those dark seconds:
Watch Alexander Volkanovski’s interview with BT Sport below:
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