Former WBA regular champion, ex-temporary holder of the WBC heavyweight belt Alexander Povetkin said he didn’t understand the strong public reaction to his words regarding the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev .
On October 21, 2023, Makhachev defeated Australian Alexander Volkanovski by knockout in the title fight at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Shortly before the fight, Povetkin said he didn’t know who Makhachev was and didn’t follow his fights.
– It doesn’t matter who is outraged. I will never allow anyone to speak ill of others. The same thing about Islam Makhachev: I know he is a strong fighter, but I don’t watch him. What questions do you have for me? I watched his fight against (Alexander) Volkanovski. I don’t understand the outrage. I just didn’t follow him – I followed the guys I know, they’re mostly Russian. But I have a lot of friends in Dagestan, ”the correspondent of reports Povetkin’s words.
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