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UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has welcomed a new addition to his family, a third daughter.
Volkanovski took to Instagram to announce the news with a picture of himself and the baby, revealing that his third daughter is named Reign Volkanovski. He also lovingly showed appreciation for his wife Emma Volkanovski in the caption. He wrote:
"Reign Volkanovski. Baby girl number 3 😍 Long may she reign 🙏 Mummy absolutely smashed it today…love you baby ❤️"
Check out his post below:
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Fans were quick to quip in with jokes and took a dig at Max Holloway, who has been bested thrice in title matches by Alexander Volkanovski.
"Volk doesn’t need a son he’s got Max 😂"
"Brother really living the life “reproduce and beat people up”"
Fans also joked about a potential fight against No.5 ranked contender Ilia Topuria.
"Kid #4 coming in December named illia Topuria 🗣️"
Many others sent in their best wishes and congrtulated the family. Reign joins her sisters Ariana and Airlie as the newest Volkanovski.
"Congratulations guys she is perfect 🩷 and what a beautiful name 🙊"
"'The King's daughter' . Congrats Champ🫡"
Some fans also lamented about Volkanovski not having a son to continue his legacy while others pitted his daughter as a future champion in the UFC.
"GIVE THIS MAN A SON!!! i need another volk to run the ufc in the future"
"I'm so happy for you Alex but your genes are too damn good for you to not have a son. Maybe one day"
"2046 UFC Strawweight champion of the world. Reign “THE GREAT”VOLKANOVSKI. Congrats Champ🚀🚀"
Check out the reactions from the MMA community on Instagram:
A brief introduction to Alexander Volkanovski's family
Alexander Volkanovski is a happily married family man since 2015. His wife Emma Vokanovski is a fitness enthusiast herself and holds a B.Sc. degree in psychology from the University of Sydney, Australia.
The couple got married before Volkanovski's UFC debut against Yusuke Kasuya in November 2016. Before his youngest daughter Reign Volkanovski's birth, the couple already had two daughters, named Ariana and Airlie.
Volkanovski was trolled on social media for probably wanting a son for the third child. But he loves his three daughters unconditionally nevertheless as witnessed in several of his social media posts.
