Video: Alexander Volkanovski goes full movie star, takes shot at UFC fighter pay in latest skit
Alexander Volkanovski has another massive title fight ahead of him, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t making time for his burgeoning acting career. The UFC featherweight champion defends his belt against Movsar Evloev in the main event of UFC 333 on Oct. 24 and ahead of that card, Volkanovski once again teamed up with Sportsbet.com.au […]
Alexander Volkanovski | Alexander Volkanovski, YouTube Alexander Volkanovski has another massive title fight ahead of him, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t making time for his burgeoning acting career.The UFC featherweight champion defends his belt against Movsar Evloev in the main event of UFC 333 on Oct. 24 and ahead of that card, Volkanovski once again teamed up with Sportsbet.com.au to produce a short in which he stars in a series of fake films.Check out the video below.Unsurprisingly, the clip begins with “The Great” portraying “Alexander the Great,” a cheeky response to the recent smash hit The Odyssey.“When I saw Matt Damon do Odyssey with ‘Nolesy’ [Christopher Nolan], I’m like, mate, let’s get the Greeks to show you how it’s really done.“When told that he looks like he’s “actually seen the horrors of war,” Volkanovski answers by recalling one of the most memorable two-fight feuds of his career:“I’ve seen Islam Makhachev. Twice.”Volkanovski also finds himself in a space adventure called Going the Distance (“You can’t get taken down when there’s no ground”), a James Bond send-up called Submission Impossible (“You keep watching my hands. You’ve got to watch the feet”), and a Mi...