Makhachev defeated Volkanovski in the UFC title fight
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Russian Islam Makhachev defeated Australian Alexander Volkanovski in the title fight of the UFC tournament and retained the world lightweight title.
The UFC 284 mixed martial arts tournament was held in Perth (Australia), the fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski became the main event of the evening.
Makhachev, 31, won by unanimous decision. In October last year, he won the championship belt by defeating the Brazilian Charles Oliveira. In total, the fighter has 12 wins and one loss in the UFC.
This was Makhachev’s first fight since the departure of his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Earlier it was reported that one of the fans on social networks promised to disrupt the fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski using a laser pointer. The fan promised to blind Makhachev with this device, which should have led to his knockout or the recognition of the fight as invalid.
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