He's honestly a pretty wholesome, respectful guy when you listen to his interviews. The media had just settled on their narrative for this cycle to sell the fight. So, you get goofy shit like John Morgan asking questions about how "disrespectful" Illia Topuria is, when he's really just confident in his abilities, as he should be. He was very complimentary when it counted, concerning all points of Volk's mma accomplishments.
And yes, it goes without saying his fights always rule.