{
  "id": 14847069,
  "title": "Alexander Volkanovski Pitches Retirement Superfight Against Justin Gaethje for UFC Lightweight Gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/alexander-volkanovski-pitches-retirement-superfight-against-justin",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T02:15:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alexander-volkanovski-pitches-retirement-superfight-021559212.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alexander Volkanovski, the Australian featherweight champion, is mulling over the idea of a retirement superfight against Justin Gaethje, the lightweight champion, to both end their careers on a high note and become two-division UFC champions. During an interview with Who The Fook Are These Guys, Volkanovski explained that the lightweight title bout could serve as a send-off for both fighters. He said, \"Imagine that. You do that as like a send-off, Gaethje and Volk, 'cause he’s talking about... Let’s do a super fight, lightweight title on the line, and then we can both see everyone off with a crazy super fight.\" Gaethje, who recently defeated Ilia Topuria, has shown little interest in an immediate rematch and Gaethje's future in the sport is uncertain, making Volkanovski's proposal a tantalizing one. If Volkanovski can overcome his upcoming featherweight title defense against Movsar Evloev, and then defeat Gaethje for the lightweight title, he could become the 12th double champion in UFC history.",
  "summary": "It looks like Alexander Volkanovski still has his eyes on becoming a two-division UFC champion. The Australian has already tried his luck at lightweight, moving up to challenge Islam Makhachev for the 155-pound title on two occasions. The first fight took place at UFC 284 in Australia, where Volk gave Makhachev one of the toughest …",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Alexander Volkanovski eyes UFC lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/alexander-volkanovski-eyes-ufc-lightweight-title-fight-against-justin",
        "published": "2026-10-15T23:10:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}