Renato Moicano admires the manner in which Alexander Volkanovski has conducted himself leading up to UFC 298. The featherweight champion, Volkanovski, will face Ilia Topuria in the main event on Saturday. Despite being a five-time defending champion, Volkanovski is only slightly favored against the undefeated Topuria. Moicano believes that Volkanovski’s knockout loss to lightweight champion Makhachev in a previous UFC event may have influenced the odds. However, Moicano appreciates Volkanovski’s mindset heading into this fight.
Moicano expresses his thoughts on his YouTube channel, stating that while Topuria is a talented boxer, he believes Volkanovski is on a different level. Moicano predicts that Volkanovski will showcase his skills and dominate the fight. He acknowledges that anything can happen in an MMA fight, but he appreciates Volkanovski’s approach of not becoming an easy target and constantly moving. Moicano feels that many people are underestimating Volkanovski due to his last fight.
Moicano draws confidence in his prediction from Volkanovski’s pre-fight interview with The MacLife. He admires the fact that Volkanovski is not underestimating Topuria and acknowledges that Topuria possesses knockout power. However, Moicano believes that as a martial artist, Volkanovski surpasses Topuria in every other aspect. He commends Volkanovski for recognizing Topuria’s power and not attempting to solely outbox him.
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