Volkanovski named favorite in Makhachev's fight with Porye

Alex Wolkanowski, former UFC featherweight champion, gave his prediction for the upcoming bout between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Porye.

"Islam is too cautious a fighter to let himself get caught in a fight with a guy like Dustin Porier. Dustin is a great fighter, but this is a tough fight for anyone and I don't see anyone beating Islam in the foreseeable future. Islam won't go into a split decision if he feels threatened. He will make sure the fight is not in the center of the octagon. The only opponent who knocked out Makhachev was a lefty, but I don't think he'll take too much risk in the standup because Dustin has great hands and great punches. Islam is so good that I foresee an early win by submission, more like a choke. The question is whether he will do it at the beginning of the fight or in the final rounds".

Recall, the Makhachev-Porier fight will headline UFC 302, which will take place June 1 in Newark.