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Islam Makhachev's team denies use of IVs after UFC 284 weigh-ins: "We all know this is completely BS"
Cole Shelton - February 13, 2023
Islam Makhachev’s team is denying the lightweight champ used IVs to rehydrate after the UFC 284 weigh-ins. In the main event of the card, Makhachev was defending his lightweight title for the first time. In the lead-up, Alexander Volkanovski said the champ was having a hard weight cut. However, Makhachev did make the weight and ended up winning a close decision.
Alexander Volkanovski thinks he was close to finishing Islam Makhachev in the fifth round at UFC 284: "He was done"
Cole Shelton - February 13, 2023
Alexander Volkanovski believes he nearly finished Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. Volkanovski was moving up in weight on Saturday to challenge Makhachev for the lightweight title in hopes of becoming a champ-champ. The fight was extremely competitive and late in the fifth round, Volkanovski dropped Makhachev and started landing heavy ground-and-pound.
Daniel Cormier reacts after Islam Makhachev receives backlash for his UFC 284 win over Alexander Volkanovksi: “The feigned outrage that was online was unfair”
Susan Cox - February 13, 2023
Daniel Cormier is reacting after Islam Makhachev receives backlash for his UFC 284 win over Alexander Volkanovski. This past weekend saw featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA) and lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA) fight for the lightweight belt at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Dan Hooker accuses Islam Makhachev of cheating using an IV after weigh-in: "He doesn’t cheat, he doesn’t win"
Cole Shelton - February 13, 2023
Dan Hooker has accused Islam Makhachev of cheating at UFC 284. Makhachev was defending his lightweight title for the first time against featherweight champ, Alexander Volkanovski. It was an intriguing matchup but heading into the fight, Makhachev was a sizeable favorite and edged out a very close decision.
What's next for the stars of UFC 284?
Cole Shelton - February 13, 2023
The UFC headed down under to Perth, Western Australia for UFC 284 which saw the lightweight title and the interim featherweight title up for grabs. In the main event of UFC 284, Islam Makhachev was looking to defend his lightweight title for the first time against featherweight champ, Alexander Volkanovski. The co-main event saw Yair Rodriguez battle Josh Emmett for the interim featherweight title.
Tom Aspinall takes aim at “ungrateful” fans upset with Makhachev vs Volkanovski decision
Harry Kettle - February 13, 2023
UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall has called out fans who aren’t happy with the result of Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski. Last weekend at UFC 284, Islam Makhachev beat Alexander Volkanovski via unanimous decision in a really fun encounter. However, after he got the nod, many felt as if ‘The Great’ should’ve been the one to have his hand raised.
Alexander Volkanovski believes he won three rounds against Islam Makhachev at UFC 284: “I won 2, 3 and 5”
Harry Kettle - February 13, 2023
Alexander Volkanovski believes he has a good case for winning three of the rounds against Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. Last weekend at UFC 284, Alexander Volkanovski put up one hell of a fight against Islam Makhachev. In the end, though, it wasn’t enough, as the star from Dagestan won via unanimous decision.
Yair Rodriguez calls for unification title fight against Alexander Volkanovski in Mexico: "That would be perfect"
Fernando Quiles - February 12, 2023
Newly minted interim UFC Featherweight Champion Yair Rodriguez wants to have his title unification fight in Mexico City. Rodriguez took on Josh Emmett in the co-main event of UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. The bout was contested for the interim UFC Featherweight Championship. Rodriguez submitted Emmett in the second stanza to lay claim to UFC gold for the first time in his pro MMA career. Now, he’s hoping to leave no doubt by becoming the undisputed 145-pound champion.
Alexander Volkanovski details the mistakes he made in UFC 284 title fight with Islam Makhachev
Harry Kettle - February 12, 2023
Alexander Volkanovski has laid out one of the main mistakes he made in his UFC 284 main event against Islam Makhachev. Last night at UFC 284 in Perth, Volkanovski and Makhachev went to war. The two battled it out over the UFC lightweight championship in a scintillating main event down under.
UFC 284 Bonus Report: Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski take home 'FOTN' honors
Chris Taylor - February 11, 2023
The Octagon returned to Perth, Australia for tonight’s UFC 284 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski. Tonight’s highly anticipated lightweight title fight proved to be an absolute war. Both men landed big shots that resulted in knockdowns. Although Alexander Volkanovski had a dominant round five, it proved to be too little too late for the featherweight kingpin. After twenty-five minutes of action, Islam was awarded the unanimous decision win.
Pros react after Islam Makhachev defeats Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284
Chris Taylor - February 11, 2023
Tonight’s UFC 284 event was headlined by a lightweight title fight featuring Islam Makhachev taking on Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev (24-1 MMA) was looking to defend his lightweight title for the first time when he faced reigning featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA) this evening.
UFC 284 Results: Islam Makhachev defeats Alexander Volkanovski (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - February 11, 2023
Tonight’s UFC 284 event is headlined by a lightweight title fight featuring Islam Makhachev taking on Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev (23-1 MMA) will be looking to defend his lightweight title for the first time when he faces reigning featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-1 MMA) this evening.
UFC 284: 'Makhachev vs. Volkanovski' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - February 11, 2023
The Octagon returns to Perth, Australia for tonight’s UFC 284 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev (23-1 MMA) will be looking to defend his lightweight title for the first time when he faces reigning featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-1 MMA) this evening.
UFC 284: ‘Makhachev vs. Volkanovksi’ weigh-in results: Two fighters miss weight
Susan Cox - February 10, 2023
UFC 284 takes place tomorrow, Saturday February 11th at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Perth, with the ceremonial weigh-ins taking place at the RAC Arena in Perth.
Alexander Volkanovski eager to test the waters at welterweight if successful at UFC 284: "If my goal is to do three belts, I don’t care who it is"
Lewis Simpson - February 10, 2023
On Sunday morning, in Perth, Australia, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski could become a two-weight division champion. However, that may not be enough. Volkanovski will challenge for Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title in the Dagestan native’s first title defense at UFC 284. Having cleared out the featherweight division, Volkanovski is moving up to become the fifth ‘double champ’ in the history of the UFC.
Alexander Volkanovksi claims Islam Makhachev was “feeling a little frail” during their UFC 284 faceoff
Susan Cox - February 10, 2023
Alexander Volkanovski is claiming Islam Makhachev was ‘feeling a little frail’ during their UFC 284 press conference face-off. UFC 284 takes place tomorrow, Saturday February 11th at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Alexander Volkanovski's coach believes Islam Makhachev is only "good at holding people down," says Ortega is more dangerous
Cole Shelton - February 9, 2023
Alexander Volkanovski’s grappling coach Craig Jones believes Brian Ortega is more dangerous on the ground than Islam Makhachev will be. Volkanovski defended his featherweight strap back in September of 2021 against Ortega in a fight he had to get out of multiple submission attempts. With that, Jones has confidence that Volkanovski will be able to handle Makhachev on the ground.
VIDEO | Mark Zuckerberg spars with Alexander Volkanovski in Meta ad ahead of UFC 284
Josh Evanoff - February 9, 2023
Ahead of UFC 284, Mark Zuckerberg has sent a sign of support to Alexander Volkanovski. ‘The Great’ has been out of action since his trilogy bout with Max Holloway last July. In that outing, Volkanovski dominated en route to a lopsided unanimous decision victory. In the process, he closed the book on his series with ‘Blessed’, winning all three fights.