Russian fighter Alexei Oleynik told he supported the Australian’s decision Alexandra Volkanovski who agreed to replace Charles Oliveira in the title fight with the Russian Islam Makhachev .
UFC featherweight champion Volkanovski replaced the injured Brazilian and will be Makhachev’s opponent at UFC 294, which takes place on October 21 in Abu Dhabi. Last October, the Russian fighter defeated Oliveira and won the lightweight belt, and in February he beat Volkanovski by unanimous decision and defended the title.
— Islam is the favorite in this fight, it has good and long preparation. The advantage is in size, he has already fought with this man, he knows how to win. The fact that the fight had changed shortly before the day did not pose a problem to him. And Volkanovski didn’t prepare for the fight at all. Many fighters don’t train for a month or two and give up.
– But he accepted.
– Any normal fighter will agree, I will accept any fight tomorrow – offer decent money. Any fighter will do that,” Oleinik told .
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Source : MatchTV
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