Australian Alexander Volkanovski will not cause problems for UFC lightweight champion Russian Islam Makhachev in a fight at a tournament in Abu Dhabi, Russian fighter Roman Kopylov told .
Previously, Volkanovski replaced the injured Brazilian Charles Oliveira in the lightweight title fight and became Makhachev’s opponent at the UFC 294 tournament, which will take place on October 21 in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
— We support Makhachev. We are waiting for him to delight the whole country again. The question is: in what form is Volkanovski? After all, he engaged in combat at short notice and Islam spread throughout the camp. In any case, it will not be an easy task, but it will not create problems for Islam either,” Kopylov told .
In his first fight, Makhachev defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision at UFC 284 in February.
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Source : MatchTV
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