Legendary former UFC champion in two weight classes Daniel Cormier once again spoke out about the upcoming rematch between Islam Makhachev And Alexander Volkanovski, at stake will be the lightweight belt belonging ...
Let us remind you that in the first fight, which took place in February, Makhachev achieved a difficult victory by unanimous decision.
“If anyone is ready for a five-round title fight in 10 days, it’s Alex. We haven’t seen such a dominant champion in a long time. In his first fight with Islam he had a lot of good moments. Apparently, he has no doubt that he will be able to build on these successes in a rematch.
But it seems to me that Islam underestimated Volkanovski somewhat before the first battle. He did not take him seriously and planned to defeat him ahead of schedule. It seemed to me that Makhachev acted too aggressively. He was probably surprised by how good Volkanovski turned out to be. I don’t think Makhachev will make this mistake again,” Cormier said in the latest release of his YouTube channel.
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The fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski will headline the UFC 294 tournament, which will take place on October 21 in Abu Dhabi.