In the first round of the war between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes at UFC 314, one of the Brazilian’s strikes opened a gash on the right side of ‘The Great’s face. The exchange of fists blackened his eye with clots around it. But even though the Australian won the bout and became the first man over 30 years of age to ever win the featherweight title for the second time, all his family felt was a concern. At least that’s what his youngest daughter, Reign, felt. 

Right after claiming the vacant featherweight belt for the second time, Volkanovski got on a call with his family. But with his daughters having to watch him covered in blood wasn’t really a pleasant experience for either of them. During the post-fight media interview, ‘The Great’ revealed, “Had the family just call me, which was cool. They had to see me all bloodied. Reign, my little one, she’s only 19 months, she looks at me like, ‘Daddy, daddy.’ And then she has a closer look and then just started bawling her eyes out, because she could see my face. I didn’t think she would understand what this is, but she knew I looked different.”

Nevertheless, Volkanovski had to stand up to his promise. Well, he did promise his girls that he’d bring the featherweight belt back. The emotions were raw in the UFC 314 post-fight press conference, as ‘The Great’ opened up on the pre-fight warmup. But it wasn’t all about winning. Instead, he had to overcome the adversities that a younger fighter put in front of him. He claimed, “That is more important. You know, me showing my kids what you could be capable of when people are counting you out….I think there’s more of a message in all of that than just taking the belt back to the family.”

But when Volkanovski narrated Reign’s reaction to his injuries and Red Corner MMA shared the words through Instagram, the fighting community couldn’t stay back and expressed themselves through the comments section. Let’s take a look at what the fans had to say. 

Fans respond to Alexander Volkanovski’s daughter’s reaction

One of the fans claimed that it was high time for Volkanovski to consider retirement now. After all, ‘The Great’ was already 36 years old, with his body taking longer and longer to recover. And with his daughter getting emotional over his injuries, a fan jokingly suggested, “u can retired then❤️😂.” Another fan claimed that even he couldn’t watch the featherweight king getting hurt. The comment read, “I don’t blame her it scared me when I saw it Sunday morning.” Another fan reflected back on the time when Volkanovski battled Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev, and lost. The comment read, “Imagine how she felt when ilia and Islam 2.”

But it was also evident that Volkanovski’s children were proud of him. One fan commented with a hypothetical situation that went like this, “Being Volks kids must be wild. Pulling up with your dad and a crowd of grown men come chanting and showing your dad admiration.” Another fan pointed out, “Her dad is freakin’ warrior 🔥🔥🔥.” Well, becoming the champion of the featherweight division at the age of 36 is a commendable feat indeed. Weighing in on that, a fan wrote, “Little does she know that she’s looking at her dad whose the goat and current king of 145 💪👑.”

What are your thoughts on ‘The Great’ becoming the 2-time featherweight champion? What do you think of his daughter’s reaction to his messed-up face? Let us know what you think in the comments down below.