Athletistic/MMA. Today, October 21, a super fight will take place at the UFC 294 MMA tournament in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The main event will feature Russia’s Islam Makhachev and Australia’s Alex Volkanovski. The lightweight championship belt, which belongs to the Russian fighter, will be on the line.

Athletistic will broadcast the fight live in text: MMA. UFC 294. Makhachev – Volkanovski. Direct

Initially, Makhachev was supposed to fight with Brazilian Charles Oliveira. It was in a duel with him that the Russian fighter at one time won the championship belt. But Oliveira cut his eyebrow, forcing him to retire.

Volkanovski found out about the new fight with Makhachev 10 days in advance. However, the Australian did not refuse the fight.

In case anyone forgot, they already met in early 2023. Then the Russian fighter won by the judges’ decision. But many have expressed doubts about the fairness of this outcome. Today, the opponents will try to dot the i’s.

Makhachev is number three in the rankings, regardless of UFC weight categories, the heir to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Volkanovski is one of the greatest MMA fighters in history, number 2 in the P4P rankings. It will be interesting!

Makhachev is the clear favorite. You can bet on him winning for 1.37. Bets on Volkanovski’s victory are accepted at odds of 3.45.

MMA. UFC 294. Makhachev – Volkanovski. Direct


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