Alexander Volkanovski, according to Islam Makhachev, is the best fighter he has ever encountered in the UFC. In the rematch of UFC 294 a spectacular fight from UFC 284, Volkanovski stepped in on short notice to replace an injured Charles Oliveira. The main event of UFC 294 will take place at Etihad Arena on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV. Volkanovski and Oliveira previously met in the main event of UFC 284 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
On February 10, Makhachev won two-thirds of the rounds (ten of fifteen), according to the three judges’ total scores.
By scores of 48-47 twice and 49-46, Makhachev, the UFC’s lightweight champion, defeated Volkanovski, the featherweight champion, to successfully defend his title. Makhachev scored 60 per cent of his important blows (57 of 95) and 70.4 per cent of his overall strikes (95 of 135) in that fight, according to UFC Stats.
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Four of Islam Makhachev’s nine takedown attempts were successful, and all four of Volkanovski’s were blocked. Additionally, he had a longer control time advantage (7 minutes, 37 seconds compared to 2 minutes, 55 seconds).
Nevertheless, a lot of people thought Volkanovski had won, and after the fight, he actually moved up the UFC’s list of fighters based on weight.
Makhachev is adamant that there was no disagreement about the result, so this hasn’t set well with him.
Makhachev was impressed by Volkanovski after the fight because he attempted to become just the sixth fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold two championships by moving up a weight class. The battle was intense and tough, and Volkanovski never gave up.
Despite knowing how skilled Volkanovski is, Makhachev agreed to the rematch without giving it even ten minutes of thought. During the final round of sparring, Oliveira had a serious cut above his eye and was forced to stop. Volkanovski accepted the UFC’s offer to compete for the title right away.
That did not at all surprise Makhachev.
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