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Alexander Volkanovski<\/strong> still has his eyes on a second divisional title.<\/p>\n Now 38 years old, Volkanovski is approaching the end of his professional career even while he holds Featherweight gold. As such, he would like one last opportunity to jump up to Lightweight and challenge the current king, Justin Gaethje<\/strong>. Since \u201cThe Highlight\u201d is pondering retirement himself, Volkanovski is even pitching a double retirement fight that could clear the way for two separate divisions.<\/p>\n \u201cImagine that, do it as a send-off,\u201d Volkanovski told the \u201cWho Da Fook Are These Guys?\u201d podcast (via ESPN). \u201cGaethje and Volk. I think he\u2019s said that he maybe has one more. That could be a super fight. Let\u2019s do a super fight with the lightweight title on the line. We can both see everyone off with a crazy super fight. That could be really good.\u201d<\/p>\n Volkanovski continued, \u201cHe\u2019s said, \u2018What\u2019s the point of doing rematches.\u2018 Let\u2019s do a super fight then [retire] straight after that, let the divisions sort themselves out. The UFC would be happy for that. Let\u2019s make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n There are, of course, many potential obstacles to the roadmap Volkanovski laid out for a Lightweight super fight. First and foremost, he has to take out Movsar Evloev<\/strong> next week in the main event of UFC 333! The undefeated Russian is a tall task, particularly at the end of an illustrious career.<\/p>\n Then, there\u2019s the simple issue that Gaethje has a ton of options up at 155 pounds. Arman Tsarukyan<\/strong> has been knocking on the door of a title shot for years now, and he\u2019s especially undeniable after his vicious knockout win over Mauricio Ruffy<\/strong> (watch here). In addition, Charles Oliveira<\/strong> is the reigning BMF champion and is riding a sold wave of momentum, while Paddy Pimblett<\/strong> and Ilia Topuria<\/strong> rematches also remain high-profile opponents for the reigning Lightweight kingpin. Volkanovski vs. Gaethje could be a great fight, but I\u2019m not sure it would sell quite as many tickets as other options.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n