“I just really like ground and pound. The way I do it, it looks like I'm just throwing bombs, but there's some technique to it too. I make sure I'm controlling the hips, palming his face to the ground, just little things like this that make sure that the ground and pound works and I'm not letting him tie me up to where I can't throw punches.”

Australian mixed martial artist, born 1988

Alexander Volkanovski is an Australian mixed martial artist, born in 1988, who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the current and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion, and the first Australian-born fighter to win a UFC title. Before joining the UFC, Volkanovski was the Australian Fighting Championship Featherweight champion, and he also had a professional boxing bout in 2015. He is widely regarded as one of the leading featherweights in mixed martial arts, with a career built around championship success at 145 pounds.