Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway squared off in their trilogy fight on Saturday July 2, which made it Sunday July 3 in Australia. The pair battled it out in the co-headliner of UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier live on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The contest featured current featherweight champion up against former 145-pound titleholder in the scheduled for five rounds championship bout.
Volkanovski won on top in their fight first in December 2019 dethroning Holloway by unanimous decision. In the rematch the following July he took the victory by split decision.
As well as their two previous fights the third encounter went a full distance. In the end all three judges scored the fight 50-45 in favor of reigning champion.
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With the victory by unanimous decision Alexander Volkanovski improved to 25-1 and made the fourth successful defense of his belt. Max Holloway dropped to 23-7, which snaps his two-win streak.
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Get UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier full fight card results.
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