Bryce Mitchell (left) once described the first fight between Islam Makhachev (far right) and Alexander Volkanovski (center right) as a robbery. [Images courtesy: @UFC_CA and @ufc via X/Twitter ...

The pair of MMA legends put on a fight for the ages on February 12, 2023, at UFC 284 ... with Alexander Volkanovski In one of the highest-quality match-ups in UFC history, Islam Makhachev and ...

Some already consider Islam Makhachev’s path to UFC gold ... wasn’t Makhachev’s brutal five-rounder with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 that was his hardest fight, but Dustin Poirier ...

Islam Makhachev has been rumored to cut ... Discussions surrounding his weight were most prevalent for his UFC 284 clash with Alexander Volkanovski in Australia. Makhachev visibly struggled ...

UFC champ Ilia Topuria says he’s “much better” than Alexander Volkanovski in a rematch and he could do whatever he wants to ...

Many people might disagree with Javier Mendez’s pick for UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev’s ... Makhachev in April 2019, and Alexander Volkanovski pushed Makhachev to the brink in their title ...

Makhachev has ended up going the distance just once in the past 8 fights, with 5 submission wins and 2 victories via KO/TKO. The only guy to take him the distance was Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 ...

Makhachev was originally ... Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 before retaining the belt against then-featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski twice, at UFC 284 and UFC 294, and Dustin Poirier ...

Alexander Volkanovski credits UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for his calculated ... fights – losing a razor-thin decision at UFC 284, then getting stopped in a short-notice rematch ...

After becoming the first to finish Holloway with strikes, Topuria welcomed a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski ... to challenge Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC). For now, however, he's ...