Formally slated to battle for undisputed light-weight gold this weekend at UFC 294, incumbent featherweight champion and pound-for-pound kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski has made weight for his rematch with rival, Islam Makhachev – shifting over 26 kilos to achieve championship weight for the conflict.
Volkanovski, the present undisputed featherweight champion and pound-for-pound primary, will headline UFC 294 this weekend in Abu Dhabi, UAE – on simply 11 days’ discover, rematching Makhachev after the duo shared the Octagon again in February, dropping a unanimous determination loss to the Russian.
Trying to avenge his sole promotional loss in his rematch with Makhachev, Volkanovski replaces former light-weight champion, Charles Oliveira, after the Brazilian was compelled from the bout resulting from a nasty laceration on his proper eyebrow suffered within the final spherical of sparring forward of UFC 294.
Within the time since his February light-weight title siege loss to Makhachev, New South Wales native, Alexander Volkanovski efficiently unified the featherweight championships with a TKO win over former interim champion, Yair Rodríguez at UFC 290 again in July.
Alexander Volkanovski makes weight for UFC 294 title rematch
And touchdown on the scales this morning within the Center East, Joe Lopez-trainee, Volkanovski efficiently weighed in at 154.5lbs for the light-weight title battle towards Makhachev – shifting an obvious 26.5lbs for his title rematch. For the incumbent gold holder, Makhachev, the defending champion additionally hit championship weight efficiently, coming in at 155lbs.
Within the occasion’s co-headliner, former undisputed welterweight champion and prior pound-for-pound chart topper, Kamaru Usman additionally efficiently made weight for his middleweight divisional bow – touchdown at 184.5lbs for his first Octagon stroll since March of this yr.
As for his opponent, Usman takes on undefeated finisher, Khamzat Chimaev – who put prior seven and a half pound weight miss blues behind him forward of UFC 294 – coming in at 185.5lbs for his middleweight division return within the Center East this weekend.
Can Alexander Volkanovski avenge his title loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 294?
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