{"id":324314,"date":"2026-04-25T12:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324314"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:59:01","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-breaks-down-aljamain-sterling-vs-youssef-zalal-when-making-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/alexander-volkanovski-breaks-down-aljamain-sterling-vs-youssef-zalal-when-making-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkanovski breaks down Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal when making prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alexander Volkanovski found it difficult to separate the 2 men involved in Saturday\u2019s primary event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Volkanovski has made it very clear that he desires to face Movsar Evloev next because he\u2019s probably the most deserving featherweight contender.<\/p>\n

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Two of the division\u2019s top ten will look to place their names in the combo when Aljamain Sterling returns to face Youssef Zalal on April 25.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Great\u2019 gave his full breakdown of the matchup and who he believes will come out on top ahead of UFC Vegas 116.<\/p>\n

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How does Alexander Volkanovski vs Movsar Evloev play out? \ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n

Tell us your early prediction for this featherweight title fight. \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Alexander Volkanovski picks Aljamain Sterling to beat Youssef Zalal resulting from his experience<\/h2>\n

Each Youssef Zalal and Aljamain Sterling have made their cases for title shots ahead of their clash within the primary event of UFC Vegas 116.<\/p>\n

The 2 men have trained together up to now and have similar skillsets, which made the fight very difficult to predict for Alexander Volkanovski.<\/p>\n

After only with the ability to give either man a slight edge in numerous departments, he ultimately went with the tried and tested former bantamweight champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe I\u2019m going to must lean towards Aljamain simply because he\u2019s proven himself time and time again,\u201d Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s still got it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Volkanovski believes that the experience that each men have with one another could play into this fight if one among them knows something that onlookers don\u2019t about how those sessions went.<\/p>\n

In what he believes is a closely matched fight, there wasn\u2019t one area that the featherweight champion could highlight aside from Sterling\u2019s experience as being a transparent gap between the 2 contenders.<\/p>\n

Consequently, he predicted that we\u2019re likely going to see a really competitive fight or one where the winner is just barely higher than the opposite from start to complete.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s see who really can use a little bit of fight IQ and let\u2019s see who has higher skills because they\u2019re going to want them,\u201d Volkanovski continued. \u201cIt\u2019s just going to come back right down to who is healthier and makes probably the most of once they\u2019re on the feet, makes probably the most of once they\u2019re wrestling and makes probably the most of once they\u2019re grappling. Who is healthier in all these elements.\u201d<\/p>\n

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