Video Highlight Makhachev vs Volkanovski
Islam Makhachev proved why he was more appreciated when he soon showed overwhelming in the first half. The Russian boxer shows the skill of fighting and not inferior to the opponent when the fairness is fair with Volkanovski, even many times won.
With the forte, Makhachev quickly pushed Volkanovski into the corner of the ring. However, “Alexander the Great” did not appear too inferior when constantly escaping from impressive body before the crooks of the people from Makhachev.
The better the Australian boxer plays and the time of pressing makes the lightweight champion difficult. In the 5th half, Volkanovski pinned Makhachev to the floor and launched a series of Ground and Pound but could not finish the match.
In the end, Makhachev won a consensus with 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 scores. The transcript of the referees has caused a lot of controversy when Volkanovski is not better dotted, even losing the gap 46-49 by the third referee.
With this result, Makhachev successfully defended the lightweight championship (Lightweight), and the 24th victory after 25 times. Meanwhile, Volkanovski accepted the second defeat in his career after 27 matches.
After this match, Volkanovski will have a match with Yair Rodriguez to unify the light belt. Rodriguez has just defeated Josh Emmett in the temporary battle of UFC 284. With Makhachev, the Russian boxer will continue to practice and wait for the next opponent to challenge his light championship.