The famed current UFC Featherweight champ, Alexander Volkanovski has showcased his superb in-octagon prowess multiple times in his UFC career. ‘The Australian’ currently boasts a remarkable UFC record of 13-2, along with five consecutive title defenses. Quite expectedly, numerous fans will want to see him turn that figure to six soon.
While numerous UFC followers already know about ‘Volk’s’ life inside the promotion, there might be pretty few who can make similar claims about his personal life. Reportedly, Volkanovski is a thorough family man when it comes to his personal life. Although his wife has accompanied him to multiple UFC events, most fans probably do not know much about her. So let’s dive right in to know some more about Alexander Volkanovski’s wife and life outside the UFC.
Who is Alexander Volkanovski’s wife Emma Volkanovski?
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The name of ‘Volk’s wife is Emma Volkanovski. The couple reportedly tied the knot on 12 October 2012 and has maintained a loving relationship between themselves to date. As already mentioned, ‘Emma’ is one of Volkanovski’s most ardent supporters.
As far as reports say, Emma stands at 5′ 9” tall and also devotes a lot of time to her fitness. Along with her farmer parents, John and Rose Harris, Emma also spent the majority of her youth in Sydney. Her family also consists of her younger sisters, Carmella and Jessica Harris. She attended the University of Sydney and also graduated with a B.Sc degree in psychology.
Despite her respectable qualifications, Emma isn’t professionally connected to any organization. She spends most of her time as a housewife.
How did Alexander and Emma Volkanovski meet?
Well, there isn’t much information available in the public domain about this issue. However, one of ‘Volk’s’ Instagram posts might give fans an idea about how they might have met.
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On 21 October 2020, ‘The Great’ uploaded a snap on his Instagram account showcasing himself and Emma spending some gala time together. ‘Volk’s’ caption read, “Happy Anniversary to this stunner!! 8 years of marriage, 15 years together…high school sweethearts. Here’s to many more years together.”
Volkanovski’s caption revealed he had been with Emma since their high school years. ‘Volk’s’ mentioning “15 years together” indicates that the couple had been together since 2005. Apart from this, we don’t know much more about how they actually met each other.
Do Alexander and Emma have children together?
Most fans would expect ‘Volk’ and Emma to have kids together, looking at the strong bonding between the couple. Well, after a decade of their marriage, the couple currently has three daughters together. The eldest one is called Ariana, who is 7 years old, followed by Airlie, who currently is 5.
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Volkanovski and Emma welcomed their third daughter in the month of February this year. ‘Volk’ also organized a little gender guessing game for the birth of his third daughter, where his other two daughters participated happily.
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However, it was ‘Volk’ himself who revealed that his fifth family member would be a girl. This Instagram post also garnered the reaction and comments from a number of noted UFC stars. Fans have always rejoiced seeing the featherweight champion with his family. Let us wait and watch what ‘The Great’ has in store for UFC 298.
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