Alexander Volkanovski glad Movsar Evloev is cheered at UFC 333 press conference
The featherweight champion said the cheers would be "the best of the experience" for his challenger, before promising to win their title fight on Saturday.
Alexander Volkanovski said he was glad Movsar Evloev had a crowd on his side after fans chanted "Movsar" while the featherweight champion was answering a question at the UFC 333 press conference in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
"Actually, as I've been saying, I'm glad he's going to have a bit of a home crowd," Volkanovski said. "He's always travelling and, you know, last time we did the press conference, he's getting booed. I'm glad he's getting cheered, but unfortunately, that's going to be the best of the experience for him because I'm going to get that win."
Volkanovski defends his featherweight title against Evloev in the UFC 333 main event in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, live on TNT Sports, with the pair expected in the Octagon at about 9pm UK time. Every UK time for the card is in our UFC 333 start time guide.
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