Alexander Volkanovski yelled "too f—ing good" into the camera following an absolute masterclass, and it was more than justified.
He had just detonated two massive right hands against "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung on top of three earlier lopsided rounds before referee Herb Dean brought the bout to a merciful end for a fourth-round TKO (punches). The rousing victory in the headliner of UFC 273 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday night, marked Volkanovski's 21st consecutive win and third straight title defense of his featherweight championship.
Alexander "The Great" closed out the evening with a warning to the rest of the division.
"Everybody in my division, I've been saying it for a while now, get your s—t together, earn that No. 1 spot, and you'll get it," he told Joe Rogan in the Octagon. "If not, you'll f—ing miss out. It's that simple."
Volkanovski seemingly grew stronger every round, setting the tone from the opening frame of his clinic with his hand speed as he repeatedly peppered Jung with a left jab that went unanswered.
The reigning champ unloaded two massive right hands to drop "The Korean Zombie" in a heap late in the third round as he further rained down on the veteran with punches. Dean or Jung's team could have stopped the bout then, but a bloody Jung carried on into the fourth only to take more abuse.
That's when Volkanovski landed a straight left hand followed by a crunching right hook to nearly knock "The Korean Zombie" out on his feet. Then came another right hand, and Dean had seen enough.
Prior to his caveat to the division, Volkanovski talked about waiting to see how the UFC will handle a possible trilogy bout between he and Max Holloway. That fight was supposed to occur last month before Holloway re-aggravated an injury.
Here's how the entire UFC 273: Volkanovski-Jung main card went.