Daniel Cormier believes Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski will maintain up their divisions in the event that they run issues again, and the UFC Corridor of Famer isn’t a giant fan of that.
Featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) proposed a rematch to light-weight champ Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) after taking him to the brink of their title battle at UFC 284. Makhachev edged out Volkanovski in a choice win in a battle Volkanovski thought he gained.
Instantly afterward, Volkanovski suggested they rematch later this 12 months in Abu Dhabi. However with Yair Rodriguez crowned interim featherweight champion at UFC 284 and Beneil Dariush scheduled to face Charles Oliveira at UFC 288 on Might 6, Cormier want to see Makhachev and Volkanovski deal with their very own divisions.
“Islam’s obtained work to do in his personal weight class and so does Alexander Volkanovski,” Cormier mentioned on his ESPN show “DC & RC.” “Volkanovski owes it to Yair Rodriguez to go and provides him a chance to attempt to grow to be the undisputed champion of the world.
“And I don’t know if it’s honest to Beneil Dariush if he beats Charles Oliveira to not get his probability to battle for the light-weight championship of the world. That is the hazard in superfights: You get a detailed superfight, (and) individuals are clamoring to see it once more. When, in actuality, we have now two divisions that want the champions again with the intention to actually give us a bit of readability.”
Cormier scored the battle in favor of teammate Makhachev over Volkanovski. Though Volkanovski fell quick, his valiant effort resulted in him sustaining the No. 1 spot within the official UFC pound-for-pound rankings.
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