{"id":898280,"date":"2026-09-16T19:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/898280\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:44:17","slug":"alexander-volkanovski-guillotines-eagles-lineman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/898280\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Volkanovski Guillotines Eagles Lineman!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Technique in martial arts is supposed to bridge physical gaps, but former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/ufc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> Featherweight Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/jean-silva-ready-for-title-shot-against-evloev-or-volkanovski-im-next\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Volkanovski <\/a>just took that concept to an absolute extreme. Standing 5-foot-6 and competing at 145 pounds, the Australian superstar recently shared the mat with fellow Aussie and Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jordan Mailata, a 6-foot-8, 365-pound titan.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Despite giving up 220 pounds and more than a foot in height, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/mauricio-ruffy-opens-up-about-his-training-with-mma-great-alexander-volkanovski-for-ufc-331\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volkanovski proved why<\/a> elite martial arts training routinely trumps raw size. The encounter took place as part of a fun crossover athletic challenge featuring punch-machine tests, body shots, and a friendly grappling round.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Knowing he stood zero chance of outmuscling an NFL Super Bowl champion, &#8220;The Great&#8221; mapped out a sneaky tactical plan before the action even started.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">\u201cThere ain&#8217;t no chance that I&#8217;m actually gonna hold him down,\u201d Volkanovski admitted ahead of the round. \u201cI might be able to get a submission, so I&#8217;m gonna try and go guillotine off the get-go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MMA_PROS_PICK_\/status\/2099999220337975617\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\nBrains over Brawn<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/alexander-volkanovski-drops-bold-prediction-for-joshua-van-vs-alexandre-pantoja-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volkanovski played it sly<\/a>, setting up from a front headlock position and telling Mailata he just had to work his way back to his feet. The moment they engaged, Volkanovski immediately attacked the neck, wrapping up a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/deep\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deep<\/a> guillotine choke.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Mailata put his absurd NFL strength on display by picking Volkanovski completely off the ground mid-submission. But Volkanovski\u2019s grip and leverage were unbreakable. Hanging on tight, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/alexander-volkanovski-warns-movsar-evloev-about-neutralizing-usual-gameplan-at-ufc-333\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the featherweight veteran<\/a> dragged the 365-pound lineman back down to the canvas, tightened his hips, and cranked the choke until Mailata had no choice but to tap out.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">It was classic Volkanovski, tactical, calm, and hilariously effective. Holding a 28-4 professional MMA record with five successful UFC title defenses, the Wollongong native built his legendary career on outsmarting opponents. Even when facing a 215-pound size disadvantage, &#8220;The Great&#8221; proved that leverage and positioning beat brute force every single time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Technique in martial arts is supposed to bridge physical gaps, but former\u00a0UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski just took&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":898281,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[28981,49,48,641,638,82,640],"class_list":["post-898280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-alexander-volkanovski","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/898281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}