Daniel Cormier believes Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski will maintain up their divisions in the event that they run issues again, and the UFC Corridor of Famer isn’t an enormous fan of that.
Featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) proposed a rematch to light-weight champ Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) after taking him to the brink of their title battle at UFC 284. Makhachev edged out Volkanovski in a choice win in a battle Volkanovski thought he received.
Instantly afterward, Volkanovski steered they rematch later this yr in Abu Dhabi. However with Yair Rodriguez topped interim featherweight champion at UFC 284 and Beneil Dariush scheduled to face Charles Oliveira at UFC 288 on Might 6, Cormier want to see Makhachev and Volkanovski give attention to their very own divisions.
“Islam’s received work to do in his personal weight class and so does Alexander Volkanovski,” Cormier stated on his ESPN present “DC & RC.” “Volkanovski owes it to Yair Rodriguez to go and provides him a possibility to attempt to grow to be the undisputed champion of the world.
“And I don’t know if it’s honest to Beneil Dariush if he beats Charles Oliveira to not get his probability to battle for the light-weight championship of the world. That is the hazard in superfights: You get an in depth superfight, (and) persons are clamoring to see it once more. When, in actuality, we’ve got two divisions that want the champions again in an effort to actually give us a little bit readability.”
Cormier scored the battle in favor of teammate Makhachev over Volkanovski. Though Volkanovski fell quick, his valiant effort resulted in him sustaining the No. 1 spot within the official UFC pound-for-pound rankings.
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