Alex Volkanovski simply cannot be dethroned. He notched the fifth defense of his UFC featherweight title with a brilliant performance against interim champ Yair Rodriguez in the headliner of UFC 290. Volkanovski broke striking phenom Rodriguez down early with takedowns and ground and pound, then closed the show with a sneaky right hook that dropped Rodriguez, setting up a TKO at 4:19 of Round 3.
The 5’6 wrestling phenom seems to have friends in higher places as well, to literally speak with one of his closest friends being the 6’4 recent NBA champion Jamal Murray. Volk and Murray have been seen spending time, with Jamal even walking with Volk into the arena donning a Volkanovski-themed jersey during the departure.
Volk returned the favor by wearing a Nuggets jersey with Murray’s name and number on it. It seems the two have become fast friends and an interesting connotation is that both are originally aliens to the USA with Volkanosvki hailing from the land down under that is Australia and Murray coming from the country right above the US, Canada.
Shaquille O’Neal was seen DJ-ing a huge party after Alex Volkanowski’s historic victory
DJ Diesel is back at it folks. Shaquille O’Neal is known for many things, being a real-life giant, and being one of the most charitable human beings on the planet and how could we forget him as the most dominant NBA player to ever set foot on the hardwood? Another one of Shaq’s premier abilities (of which he seems to have infinite) is having the ability to be an excellent DJ and host some wild parties.
Shaq x Volk in Vegas pic.twitter.com/AGNZvXC9iQ
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 9, 2023
Shaq was seen turning the tables with Alex Volkanovski and fellow NBA player Jamal Murray at Volkanovski’s success party after his win at UFC 290. Shaq is reportedly now a part-time DJ and goes by the stage name DJ Diesel. Diesel of course is Shaq’s nickname of choice with many spins being put on it like Big Diesel or the aforementioned DJ Diesel.
Volk, Murray, and Shaq can be seen at the head of the crowd on a story posted to Alex’s Instagram showing off his celebrations. O’Neal is handling the deck and lets the song build up before dropping a monster bass hit, which the huge crowd seemed to love.
Shaquille O’Neal seems to be taking the DJ venture seriously with him partnering up with many celebrities over the years to host parties. He has even recently released his first ever single as DJ, called ‘Bang Your Head’, featuring Hairitage. Still, it’s not every day that you see ‘The Great’, ‘The Big Diesel’, and ‘Blue Arrow’ in the same room vibing to EDM music produced by the great Shaquille O’Neal himself.