After successfully conquering the Featherweight UFC championship belt, Alexander Volkanovski will challenge herself by promoting Lightweight. It is expected that in February 2023, Volkanovski will challenge the defending champion at this weight class, Islam Makhachev at the UFC 284 event.
Before the confrontation, both Volkanovski and Makhachev were having a series of 11 consecutive victories in the UFC arena. While Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira, Volkanovski also showed that he was an opponent who was not easy to play thanks to a series of overwhelming victories in recent years.
In terms of expertise, Volkanovski was underestimated than Makhachev because he did not play in the balance class, but had to balance the same opponent. Makhachev himself is also in a very high performance since he became the new UFC king, when he was considered the most worthy heir to the championship belt from Khabib Numargomedov.
However, contrary to the predictions of many people, the former UFC champion of Middleweight Israeli Adesanya has announced the new Volkanovski. “He is very good. Volk is at a different level compared to the rest, although Makhachev is equally good. I am ready to bring my home to bet Volk will win,” Adesanya said.
Explaining the trust in Volkanovski, Adesanya said it did not stem from the same activities of the same martial arts club. Adesanya said he has repeatedly witnessed Volkanovski's austere training regime, as well as the way he lost weight before entering every match, so the victory certainly belonged to this fist.
Volkanovski's opponent, Islam Makhachev is a very good person in material and lock skills. When asked about this, Adesanya asserted that it was not a problem with Volkanovski, because he was a very good lock skill. In the training matches, Adesanya has a much larger weight that is difficult to overcome Volkanovski.