Russian UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will not encounter serious problems in a rematch with Australian Alexander Volkanovski, ASA fighter Alexander Matmuratov told .
Previously, UFC featherweight champion Volkanovski replaced the injured Brazilian Charles Oliveira and became Makhachev’s opponent at the UFC 294 tournament, which will take place on October 21 in Abu Dhabi. Last October, Makhachev defeated Oliveira and won the lightweight belt; in February, the Russian defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision and defended his title.
“I believe that victory will go to Islam.” This is their second fight, and Volkanovski is out on short notice. There are no worries about the outcome of this fight. It seems to me that Islam will dominate with confidence. Not like last time,” Matmuratov told .
Watch the UFC 294 tournament live stream on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Matmuratov will meet his compatriot Yusuf Raisov on November 3 at the ACA 165 tournament in St. Petersburg. All ACA tournaments are broadcast live on the channel.
Source : MatchTV
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