Possible second fight Islam Makhachev with an australian Alex Volkanovski much more relevant and interesting than the potential revenge of the Russian on the Brazilian Charles Oliveira . A UFC fighter shared this opinion with Irina Alexeeva .
On Sunday night, Volkanovski defeated Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez by third-round TKO and defended the UFC featherweight belt. The Australian won the title in December 2019 and has since managed five defenses. In February of this year, Volkanovski lost to Makhachev by decision of the judges. What was at stake in this fight was only the Russian lightweight belt. Earlier, it was reported that Makhachev’s next fight is set to take place on October 21 at the UFC tournament in Abu Dhabi.
– I would very much like to see a rematch between Makhachev and Volkanovski – more than the second fight between Islam and Oliveira. Well, Islam just destroyed Charles, and Volkanovski fought, he made a decision, and everything was on point. Makhachev simply dominated against Oliveira. I repeat, I would very much like to see a rematch between Makhachev and Volkanovski. I would like to see how Islam treats Volkanovski next time,” Alekseeva told .
Makhachev defeated Oliveira in the second round in October 2022 to win the vacant UFC lightweight belt. The Brazilian closed that defeat in June with a win over American Beneil Dariush. Now Oliveira is a contender for the title fight.
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