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Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski engaged in a technical sparring session just over a month out from their respective title fights at UFC 276.

City Kickboxing teammates Adesanya and Volkanovski are both in action during International Fight Week in July. The former looks to defend his middleweight title for the fifth time against top contender Jared Cannonier whilst the latter faces old foe Max Holloway in a trilogy fight.

The pair may be three weight classes apart, but that did not stop them from taking part in a light sparring session at their New Zealand gym as they gear up for their fights. Adesanya is almost a foot taller than Volkanovski and has a nine-inch reach advantage on him, but 'The Great' still did well to work on the inside during their spar.

Fans have since weighed in on the sparring session, with one user praising the technicality of the session. "I'd love to see more of the two of them sparring," they wrote. "Adesanya obviously has the range and size advantage but Volkanovski does well to be evasive and explode to get on the inside. Nice technical sparring."

Volkanovski started off his MMA career as a middleweight despite only being 5'6". He won four amateur fights at the weight class and continued to shed pounds throughout his career,