Alexander Volkanovski is a mixed martial artist from Australia currently fighting for an American promotion, UFC, in its Featherweight division.
Alexander Volkanovski was born on September 29, 1988, in Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, and was raised in Shellharbour. Much about his early life and his parent is still under the radar. Volkanovski holds dual nationality as his father was from SR Macedonia and his mother from Greece. Volkanovski graduated from Lake Illawarra High School throughout his teenage years and worked as a concreter.
Alexander Volkanovski has an estimated net worth of more than $1.5 Million. The UFC fighter credits most of his net worth to his successful career in the fighting rings. A fighter has multiple sources of income, including sponsorship and advertising deals. Alexander is pretty private about his economic career and stats.
Alexander shares a photo with his UFC title SOURCE: Instagram@alexvolkanovski Alexander took home a sum of $22,500 from a single match against Kasuya in November 2016. He fought in two UFC matches the following year and took home $57,000. In 2018, Valkanovski fought in three games and earned a hefty sum of $330,000. His highest earning was from the match against Mandes, in which, He earned $65,000 to show, a $60,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, and $5,000 fight week incentive pay.
In 2019, Alexander earned close to $400,000 from just two matches. He earned $280,000 from a single game against Holloway, which included his $250,000 as the guaranteed amount and $30,000 fight week incentive pay. In 2020, The fighter fought in just one match against Holloway and took home $390,000 ($350,000 to show, $40,000 fight week incentive pay).
In the UFC 266, The fighter earned $492,000 against Ortega, including $400,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, and $42,000 fight week incentive pay. Totaling his earnings from the UFC until early 2022, it sums to $1,716,500.
From a very young age, the Australian star practiced Kickboxing and Wrestling and finally turned pro on May 19, 2012. So far, he has appeared in 19 events with 18 wins and only one loss.
Participating in the Featherweight division, he signed his UFC contract on November 26, 2016, and the Featherweight fighter is ranked #10 in his current division. He holds Australian nationality and is currently in a contract with UFC. As per his ethnic background, He is from a mixed background.
Alexander is an active social media user and keeps sharing his personal life photos on his timeline. Per his Instagram posts, Volkanovvski is a proud father of two daughters. Alexander is married to his longtime girlfriend, Emma Valkanovski. The love birds have been married for more than ten years.
Alexander shares a photo with his wife and children SOURCE: Instagram@alexvolkanovski The duo welcomed their second child, Airlie, in 2017. The family of four is living a happy life. Both of the parents are active social media users and keep sharing pictures.
Alexander Volkanovski at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson fought Yusuke Kasuya in a winning match held on 26-Nov-16 via TKO (punches) in round 2. Again in UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt, he fought Mizuto Hirota on 11-Jun-17 and won the fight via a unanimous decision after three rounds.
Additionally, on 19-Nov-17, he fought Shane Young at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura and registered a win via a unanimous decision in round 3. Further, the fighter at UFC 221 fought Jeremy Kennedy and won the match on 11-Feb-18 via TKO (punches and elbows) in the second round.
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Volkanovski, on July 14, 2018, fought his greatest challenge when he fought Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov but was again able to secure a win with a well-deserved Unanimousision Victory after the third round. In 2019, The fighter won the UFC Featherweight Championship at UFC 245 and had defended the title since then.
In September 2021, Alexander won the UFC 266 against Ortega and the Fight of the Night Award. The fighter has not lost a single professional match since losing his last match in May 2013 against Corey Nelson in the Australian FC 5. He has a record of winning twenty-five games out of twenty-six games played.
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