”I promised my girls I would bring the belt back to them,” said the now two-time featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. The Aussie ace made history at UFC 314 as he slayed Brazilian dynamo Diego Lopes via unanimous decision. On top of that, the 36-year-old juggernaut did the unthinkable, punching several curses in the face by becoming a double champ at this age. One of these was breaking the ‘over 35’ curse where no UFC fighter was ever able to win a world title fight over the age of 35 between 125lbs and 170lbs. The tally stood at 0-17 ahead of the Miami PPV with ‘Volk’ finally breaking this infamous streak.
However, the second curse is part of pop culture! With his title win, Volkanovski made Grammy award-winning rapper Drake win huge amounts of money as the rapper bet nearly $545,000 on the new 145lbs champ. This feat got a shoutout from BJJ legend Craig Jones, who posted Volkanovski’s picture from the win and commented, “Drake curse broken. Over 35 curses broken. My life, still cursed. @alexvolkanovski.”
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