The Volkawhat? UFC champion’s name gets butchered by Australian parliament
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 28: Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick MP reacts during Question Time at Parliament House on July 28, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. The 47th parliament is sitting for the first time this week following Labor's victory over the Coalition government in the Australian Federal Election on May 21. (Photo by Martin Ollman/Getty Images) | Getty Images UFC may be big business in Australia, but that doesn’t mean the members of Australia’s parliament have any clue what the sport is about or who the biggest stars are.
That’s probably why the UFC is still doing stuff like sending Alexander Volkanovski and Robert Whittaker to the Parliament House of Australia in Canberra for a ‘Parliamentary Friends of MMA’ event. “Our aspiration is to engage and work with the nation’s leaders to better understand our sport and how the next generation of athletes can be supported,” a representative for the event explained in a video from the UFC. They butchered Alexander Volkanovski’s name in Australian parliament 😭 pic.
twitter. com/mzKH1mAHoR — Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) April 2, 2026 The politicians in parliament certainly need some help understanding the sport. When Volkanovski was seated in the House, Speaker Milton Dick introduced him … and completely mangled the featherweight GOAT’s name.
“I’m pleased to inform the house that seated in the front row of the galley is Mr. Alex … Volakavensko, the current and two time UFC featherweight champion and the first Australian-born fighter to win a UFC title,” Dick said. Later on in the day, another politician stood up and claimed to be a big fan of “The Volk.
” Alex Volkanovski and Rob Whittaker proudly representing the sport in Parliament 🙌 Thanks for having us Canberra! pic. twitter.