Former Bellator champion Russian fighter Andrei Koreshkov appreciated Islam Makhachev’s performance in the fight with Australian Islam Makhachev at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi.
On Saturday, October 21, Makhachev knocked out Volkanovski in the first round and defended the UFC lightweight championship belt.
— Volkanovski was not in his best form. This is incomparable with his previous confrontation against Makhachev. Islam won convincingly, by knockout. Quite handsome. He lowered his head and ended up on the ground. Everything happened very quickly from the first round.
What immediately caught my attention was that Volkanovski didn’t apply much pressure, unlike in the fight, where all five rounds were fought. There we saw a lot of pressure from the Australian, he realized that if he let Islam work he would be in trouble. He had confidence in himself because he had done the whole camp. He was ready for absolutely anything in the first fight.
By the second meeting, it was clear that he hadn’t pushed too hard. Alex didn’t do the work that earned him points. What was this related to? My opinion is that he was saving his strength because he was afraid of not having enough for the five rounds. He liberated Islam, allowing it to work, which Makhachev took advantage of. The Russian fed his opponent with low left kicks, hit him once to the body, then followed up with a high kick. After the shin hit, the rest was a matter of technique,” Metaratings.ru quotes Koreshkov.
Makhachev, 31, won the 25th victory of his career with just one defeat.
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