Russian UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev defeated the Australian confidently and calmly Alexa Volkanovski ASA fighter told Andrei Koshkin .
On Saturday, Makhachev knocked out Volkanovski in the first round in the main event of UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi and defended his lightweight championship belt. The two fighters met in Australia in February, with Makhachev winning by unanimous decision. Initially, Makhachev’s opponent for the fight in the UAE was Charles Oliveira, but the Brazilian withdrew from the fight 11 days in advance, and Volkanovski accepted the challenge on short notice.
— Islam came out charged and motivated. In their first fight, Makhachev may not have recovered as well or was overtrained. The end result was a tough fight. And now he came out confidently and calmly did his job,” Koshkin told .
In the co-main event, a fighter of Chechen descent representing the United Arab Emirates Khamzat Chimaev defeated former Nigerian UFC welterweight champion by majority decision Kamaru Usman . Initially, Chimaev was supposed to meet Brazilian Paulo Costa, but 10 days before the fight he withdrew for medical reasons. It was previously announced that the winner of this encounter would fight American UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland.
— Perhaps Chimaev underestimated his opponent, given his short-term departure. Many thought he would just move it into one door. But in the end, the battle was difficult, we could not finish it ahead of schedule,” Koshkin added.
The UFC 294 tournament was broadcast live on the channel. Koshkin will meet Lincoln Enrique at the ACA 165 tournament in St. Petersburg on November 3. broadcasts all ACA tournaments live.
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