{"id":292615,"date":"2023-10-22T01:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292615"},"modified":"2023-10-22T01:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:24:11","slug":"distressed-volkanovski-reveals-stunning-mental-health-news-after-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/distressed-volkanovski-reveals-stunning-mental-health-news-after-ko\/","title":{"rendered":"Distressed Volkanovski reveals stunning mental health news after KO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Distressed Alexander Volkanovski in tears after brutal knockout loss to Islam Makhachev as he reveals stunning mental health news<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Volkanovski breaks down in tears after knockout loss<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Aussie reveals the mental strain he has been under<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Says he struggles when he&#8217;s not training for a fight<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alexander Volkanovski has broken down in tears following his\u00a0painful KO loss at the hands of Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi, revealing the intense personal strain he has been under.<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev defeated Volkanovski at UFC 294 with a devastating head kick and punches in Round 1 of their highly-anticipated re-match.<\/p>\n<p>It was an impressive performance from Makhachev and settled whatever debate still remained from the pair&#8217;s first bout in February.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, it was just the second time in the Aussie&#8217;s career that he has been stopped and the pain of it was visible for all to see.<\/p>\n<p>Volkanovski became very emotional when speaking to press after the bout, fighting back tears when talking about the pressure he has been under.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/00\/76847731-12657835-Featherweight_king_Alex_Volkanovski_was_devastated_after_his_los-a-1_1697931181648.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Featherweight king Alex Volkanovski was devastated after his loss to\u00a0Islam Makhachev<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/00\/76846549-12657835-Volkanovski_was_in_tears_after_the_bout_and_revealed_the_mental_-a-2_1697931181883.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Volkanovski was in tears after the bout and revealed the mental battles he has been going through in the leadup to the event<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is hard,&#8217; he said<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It really is hard for athletes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I never thought I&#8217;d struggle with it but for some reason when I wasn&#8217;t fighting or in camp\u2026&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Volkanovski was forced to pause and regather himself as he became choked up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;F**k, sorry,&#8217; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It (not being in camp) was just doing my head in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So when this opportunity came up, I&#8217;ll be honest I wasn&#8217;t training as much as I should&#8217;ve, but I thought I had to do it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Had to take it. I thought it would be\u2026 I was telling myself it was meant to be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/00\/76846537-12657835-Volkanovski_revealed_that_not_training_for_competition_was_doing-a-3_1697931181911.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Volkanovski revealed that not training for competition was &#8216;doing his head in&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was doing my head in not fighting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Don&#8217;t know why.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve got a beautiful family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think you just need to keep busy. So I ask the UFC to keep me busy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I need to be in camp or I&#8217;m gunna do my head in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ll leave it at that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Volkanovski then suggested it may have been &#8216;silly&#8217; of him to take the fight at just 11 days notice, but took nothing away from his rival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Too many details, so I apologise for that,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think it (mental health issues) is a common thing, but it&#8217;s OK to touch on it a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Pretty much all I wanted to get out was that it was about much more than money.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev is likely to face either Charles Oliveira or Justin Gaethje next, although he will be a significant favourite against both men.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Jon Jones sits atop the pound-for-pound list but it is difficult to argue with the Russian on this kind of form.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12657835\/Alexander-Volkanovski-tears-Islam-Makhachev-mental-health-UFC-294.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Distressed Alexander Volkanovski in tears after brutal knockout loss to Islam Makhachev as he reveals stunning mental health news \u00a0Volkanovski breaks down in tears after <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/distressed-volkanovski-reveals-stunning-mental-health-news-after-ko\/\" title=\"Distressed Volkanovski reveals stunning mental health news after KO\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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