Video: UFC star Alexander Volkanovski punishes gigantic NFL player

Alexander Volkanovski is used to being the smaller man in the cage, but his latest side quest is just ridiculous.

The two-time UFC featherweight champion stepped into the cage with NFL star Jordan Mailata, Volkanovski’s countryman and a Super Bowl winner with the Philadelphia Eagles. Mailata participated in a series of challenges, first going blow-for-blow with Volkanovski on a punch machine, then seeing how well he could absorb Volkanovski’s body blows firsthand, and then getting taken off of his feet by Volkanovski.

Through it all, the 6-foot-8 Mailata was a good sport, though on more than one occasion he questioned his own judgment for agreeing to participate in the challenges.

Volkanovski even managed to submit Mailata with a choke, despite the massive lineman easily lifting Volkanovski into the air. Mailata finally got to put his football skills to use in the final segment, which saw him protecting a dummy from Volkanovski; however, Volkanovski had one more trick up his sleeve to get the upper hand.

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