“UFC 294 will witness the rematch between Alexander Volkanovksi and Islam Makhachev,” UFC announced. Earlier, the tournament also said that Charles Oliveira would not be able to participate in the event. Brazilian boxers were injured in the latest training session. It is a pity before he withdrew 10 days before the event.
According to the initial schedule of UFC, the UFC 294 event witnessed the rematch between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. After defeating Beneil Dariush, Charles Oliveira was eligible to challenge the belt from the Russian boxer. Alexander Volkanovksi was not in the event plan.
In the context of being replaced by Oliveira, Volkanovksi only has about 10 days to prepare and press weight. However, Volkanovksi's quick agreement showed that the Australian boxer was always ready for the Makhachev rematch, since receiving the defeat close to this year.
For the first time, Volkanovksi encountered Makhachev in February 2023, at the UFC 284 event. The match ended with victory with a score in favor of Makhachev. This decision caused quite a lot of controversy because according to the view of many viewers, Volkanovksi was a better player, especially during the end of the match.
In addition to the rematch between Volkanovksi and Makhachev, UFC 294 also has some notable confrontations such as Khamzat Chimaev met Paulo Costa, Magomed Ankalaev encountered Johnny Walker, and Said Nurmagomedov against Muin Gafurov. Those are the main cards of the next event.