The 36-year-old UFC featherweight champion opens up about reclaiming his belt, fighting through doubt, inspiring fans, and crafting the perfect cheesesteak.

Volkanovski (27-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) reclaimed the featherweight title when he defeated Diego Lopes (27-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in Saturday’s UFC 314 main event at Kaseya Center in Miami. Holloway, who lost to Volkanovski three times in title bouts, scored the fight 49-46 in favor of Volkanovski.

After Volkanovski's victory, there's a lot of debate as to who's next. Undefeated Russian grappler Movsar Evloev is the obvious No. 1 contender, but he seems to have done something to addle the UFC matchmakers. He wasn't mentioned much in the lead-up to UFC 314, and was actually briefly linked to a fight with debuting Bellator export Aaron Pico.