Russian mixed martial arts fighter Ilyas Khamzin told that the UFC 294 tournament would only benefit from the sign of a fight between the lightweight champion and the Russian. Islam Makhachev and Australian featherweight belt holder Alexander Volkanovski .
Previously, Volkanovski replaced the injured Brazilian Charles Oliveira in the lightweight title fight and became Makhachev’s opponent at UFC 294, which will take place on October 21 in Abu Dhabi.
— The Abu Dhabi tournament will certainly benefit from the fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski. There can’t even be any questions here. Alex is powerful, always forward, unyielding, and the fight should be very powerful. Besides, it’s revenge,” Khamzin 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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