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Islam Makhachev takes on Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284

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UFC champion Islam Makhachev will take on Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. Photo: Sergei Belski – USA TODAY Sports

The lightweight title fight between newly crowned champion Islam Makhachev and featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski is officially set for UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. The thrilling champion vs. champion bout will serve as the event’s headliner.

At UFC 280 last month, Makhachev became the lightweight champion with a dominant second-round submission of Charles ”do Bronx” Oliveira.

Following the win, Makhachev called out Volkanovski, who was a back-up fighter for the title bout. Volkanovski entered the octagon, went face-to-face with Makhachev and accepted the challenge.

Volkanovski is currently ranked as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC, and is undefeated in the promotion with twelve wins in a row, including three title fight victories over Max Holloway.

Islam Makhachev rides an 11-fight winning streak, including wins over Bobby Green, Dan Hooker and Arman Tsarukyan.

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UFC 284 – current fight card

So far, the Australian card looks to be nothing but a complete banger. The promotion recently announced that a featherweight interim title bout between Josh Emmett and Yair Rodriguez is booked UFC 284. The highly interesting fight will serve as the co-main event.

  • Lightweight title bout: Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Alexander Volkanovski
  • Interim featherweight title bout: Yair Rodríguez vs. Josh Emmett
  • Middleweight bout: Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa
  • Heavyweight bout: Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Tyson Pedro vs. Zhang Mingyang
  • Featherweight bout: Joshua Culibao vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
  • Featherweight bout: Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis

Read more: Featherweight interim title fight set for UFC 284


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