About a month before his bout against Diego Lopes, Alexander Volkanovski had a big announcement to make. yesterday No, his fight at UFC 314 isn’t going to get canceled. Instead, he is going to have another pair of little hands clapping for him this time. You read that right! ‘The Great’ is on the way to becoming a father of three. And that’s what he had to announce on Instagram on 7 March 2025. Needless to say, the fighting community was worried for a second when the former featherweight champion dropped the post. 

Volkanovski took the world by surprise when he took to Instagram and shared the announcement video. He said, “I guess we got a little announcement to make. And that is we’re having another baby. Wasn’t planned! Come by a complete surprise! So we’re gonna do an online FaceTime balloon popping thing.” The next thing we know, he’s FaceTiming his family as they put up a gender reveal balloon. As if he knew it already, Volkanovski predicted that the new member of his family would be a girl. 

And as soon as the balloon popped, it was certain. The pink confetti fell through confirming that the newest member of the Volkanovski family is a girl. Weighing in on that, the former champion said, “I’m a girl dad. Nothing wrong with that. I’m gonna just be the best father I can be. Show the girls what a real man looks like. Gotta set a good example.” 

Of course, as soon as the Australian shared the video on his Instagram profile, the fans and professionals alike chimed in to congratulate him. The famed MMA reporter Kevin Iole, and UFC’s social media star Nina Marie Danielle were one of the first to congratulate Volk. Dan Hooker also joined in and wrote, “Congrats mate that was gold haha.” Their teammate Kai Kara-France wasn’t too far behind. He commented, “Congrats guys! ❤️.” But what did the fight fans have to say?

Fans react to Alexander Volkanovski’s heartwarming announcement

Alexander Volkanovski seemingly scared the fight fans at first. One of the fans claimed, “I thought the fight got canceled, never scared me like this again.” Of course, having to miss the Australian’s fights would be nothing short of a heartbreak. But the fans were already asking Volkanovski to claim the vacant featherweight championship belt. One fan wrote, “Congrats Champ! Now go get that Belt back 🙌🏽.” Another fan commented, “Yeah my goat winning the belt again😤.’ 

Some of the fans were in the mood for some fun. With the heartfelt reaction of the #1 featherweight contender running wild on the internet, a fan commented, “Bro finally got another shot at the title and this is how he celebrated.” Another fan chimed in and joked, “Volk’s watching romantic comedies for the next 30 years 😂. Congrats mate.” Of course, the world of the mixed martial arts was rejoiced. 

But are girl dads really the best? The fans certainly thought so. One of them commented, “GIRL DADS ARE THE BEST DADS! Congrats, legends. 😍” Many believed that Volkanovski apparently wanted a boy to train him in the realm of martial arts. But he can also do the same with his daughters. One fan advised, “Train your girls to be the greatest women’s fighter of all time.” 

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