Alexander Volkanovski He may not be in good shape next January yet Islam Makhachev He landed a stunning high kick in their stellar rematch of UFC 294. The kick knocked out the Australian, who was only booked with one punch. 11 days in advance.
Volkanovski He was scheduled to face Ilya Topuria For the featherweight title and despite the defeat, the Australian still wants to fight. Everything was planned for Ilya Topuria to face Alexander Volkanovski In January for the featherweight belt on January 20 in Toronto, Canada. infection Charles OliveiraHowever, he left a gap as Islam Makhachev’s opponent The Australian did not hesitate to accept it.
But the Brazilian opened his eyebrows in training before the trip to Abu Dhabi for his rematch with Makhachev and the UFC had to look for a new opponent, which ended up being Volkanovski. Hunter Campbell The company’s business chief confirmed that Australian I wanted to fight with the Russians.
Things did not go as expected and with a strong high kick, Makhachev He left Volkanovski out of the fight in the first round, a knockout that caught the Australian by surprise: “Please, UFC, keep me active. I would like to come back in January, when I have addressed these gaps. I want to defend featherweight.” “I can’t be home without doing any camping,” he asked. Volkanovski.
The Australian insists on facing Topuria next January, as was agreed upon before he was dropped from the UFC 294 card Oliveira But the decision is no longer in the hands of the featherweight champion.
ufc president, Dana Whitedoes not want to risk being allowed to fight if he does not fully recover and stresses that he will not be able to fight unless the doctors give him the green light. good.
When in doubt, Topuria has several options on the table. Yes Volkanovski He recovers and doctors give him the green light, and he will fight for the title in January.
But the featherweight champion may not recover, although we can also wait for the Australian to recover. CompletelyEven if it is late than scheduled.
On the other hand, the possibility of holding the first UFC event in Spain was raised a few months ago. Max Holloway As a competitor to Elijah, the former division champion and first in the standings.
