“I played rugby league, I probably played for about 10 years I think, and I wrestled before then. I did about a year of wrestling, and I think I got a bit tired of the tights, so I started to play football with the mates. I used to be a front rower, the big guys up front. I used to be 97 kilograms, which is like 210 pounds, or something like that.”

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.