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Kevin Vallejos Hopes To ‘Get The Fight’ With ‘This’ UFC Great “After WE KO Sterling”
Kevin Vallejos has made his future plans clear, hoping to get the fight with a UFC great once he KOs Aljamain Sterling.
The surging Argentine is set to take on Sterling on the 21st of November in the co-main event of UFC Qatar 2026, set to be headlined by Prochazka vs. Stirling.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 14: Kevin Vallejos of Argentina reacts after a knockout victory against Josh Emmett in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on March 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
In a recent episode of the podcast with Israel Adesanya and Demetrious Johnson, the UFC great in question, Alexander Volkanovski, called him a ‘little animal.’ He said:
There is one guy that…I haven’t watched enough of him, but I’ve seen some highlights, and he looks like a little animal too. I don’t know if he’s Argentinian or Venezuelan, I can’t remember what he was…I think it might be him [after DJ name drops Kevin Vallejos].
Volkanovski added that he might not be around in the UFC to fight young, up-and-coming fighters like Vallejos.
Check out Alexander Volkanovski talking about Kevin Vallejos below:
En el podcast de Izzy y DJ le preguntaron a Volkanovski qué prospecto le llamaba la atención en 145lbs
“Hay un chico argentino o venezolano(?) que parece un pequeño animal..” Kevin Vallejos
Los otros dos ni lo conocen 🤦🏻 mejor hagan un podcast de uñas esculpidas, de eso seguro… pic.twitter.com/QTV4rn8fdm
— MMA Latinoamérica (@ClubDeLasMMA) October 6, 2026
Vallejos took notice of this and took to X to make his future ambitions clear. He wrote:
After WE KO Sterling, WE will get the fight with Volk before he retires.
Check out Kevin Vallejos’ tweet below:
Kevin Vallejos On Why He is Confident He Would Get the Title Shot Once he Defeats Aljamain Sterling
Kevin Vallejos recently took to X to highlight why he would get the title shot should he beat Aljamain Sterling.
Stating that the number-4 ranked featherweight Sterling is the “hardest fight in the rankings,” Vallejos wrote:
Sterling is the hardest fight in the rankings, WE get the title shot when WE win.
Check out Kevin Vallejos’ tweet below:
Sterling is the hardest fight in the rankings, WE get the title shot when WE win
— Kevin Vallejos (@ElChinoVallejos) October 3, 2026
It is worth noting that Vallejos is on an impressive seven-fight win streak, with his last and only defeat coming at the hands of Jean Silva at Dana White’s Contender Series 61, back in September 2023.