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Islam Makhachev welcomed the problem of fellow champion Alexander Volkanovski’s transfer up in weight for the historic UFC 284 headliner, and finally he emerged victorious.
After getting pushed to the restrict over the course of 5 rounds, Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) edged out a unanimous decision over Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) to safe his first protection of the light-weight belt in the primary occasion at RAC Enviornment in Perth, Australia.
An argument could possibly be made that there’s no greater check on the market to start out his reign that what Makhachev simply confronted, which implies he could possibly be in for a protracted rule atop the 155-pound division.
He has to battle somebody, although. Who’s able to giving him the very best battle going into his second protection? Watch the video above for ideas and evaluation on Makhachev’s future after UFC 284.
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