UFC lightweight champion on Saturday Islam Makhachev will meet in the octagon with the promotion's featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski. Their rematch will headline the 294th UFC event, which will take place on October 21 in Abu Dhabi. Today the fighters had a duel of views before the fight:
Face to face once again!! @MakhachevMMA and @AlexVolkanovski run it back for the lightweight title SATURDAY at #UFC294!
[2pmET/11amPT | Live on ESPN+ PPV | @InAbuDhabi | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi ] pic.twitter.com/IhI0JfYaOfWatch this story: Volkanovski: "If Jones wants to be considered an absolute champion, he has to fight Aspinall"— UFC (@ufc) October 19, 2023
Let us remind you that in the first fight, Makhachev won against Volkanovski by unanimous decision.