The long-awaited UFC 294 took place on Saturday. The main fights of the evening for the Russian public were confrontations Islam Makhacheva with an Australian Alexander Volkanovski and Khamzat Chimaev representing the United Arab Emirates with Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman. The first defeated his opponent by knockout, the second by decision. Mixed martial arts veteran Oleg Taktarov analyzed two main fights of the Abu Dhabi tournament for .
“Volkanovski’s facial expressions and movements before the fight showed nervousness.”
– To say that Volkanovski accepted the challenge at very short notice is for the poor. If he came out, he was ready, I’m sure. Although his facial expressions and movements before the fight showed nervousness. I walked a lot, hugged everyone, every extra movement before the fight takes away strength and concentration.
Makhachev came out completely calm, such an old Soviet school, no unnecessary emotions.
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— Maybe Alexander just wanted to take the money and leave? I don’t really think about the outcome.
“It doesn’t get to that level.” I had a story where I had to go out and fight to get a comrade back from an immigration prison and pay for maternity. I think Volkanovski did not have such problems, there are other funds there. What he earned yesterday, he could easily earn in two months. He understood that this revenge might no longer take place, Gaethje would come, determined by Oliveira. It is unclear how Islam will adapt to them, how it will all end, and revenge itself may no longer interest anyone. From a business strategy and tactics perspective, everything was done correctly. If I had won, I would have become a hero; If I had lost, it didn’t matter, I wasn’t listening, I left at short notice. It’s like in a casino: he didn’t bet on red or black, but on a number.
— Makhachev said he wanted to fight at a different weight. Is it about weight loss?
– Health is the same, his teammates have lost 20 kg or more, and he is even taller than them. Imagine what it feels like to lose 15 kg. Communicating with modern fighters, I realized that the main thing is not the fight itself, but weight loss, all attention is paid to it. A person grows, muscles become stronger, ligaments become stronger
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— What do you think of the Chimaev fight?
— I read a comment where it said that he fooled us all and that he wasn’t that good of a fighter. In my opinion he is doing well, but only in wrestling. There is something to work on. This is the second time we’ve seen him have problems. Khamzat dominated on the ground, but if the opponent hadn’t come out at short notice and he wouldn’t have been 36… I wanted Chimaev to finish the fight on the ground. In all cases, victory is unconditional; even his detractors have no questions.
Source : MatchTV
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