PERTH, Australia – Alexander Volkanovski isn’t shopping for Islam Makhachev’s sport plan for UFC 284.
Featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) challenges light-weight champion Makhachev in Saturday’s headliner at RAC Enviornment.. The principle card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) is assured he can knock Volkanovski out and that’s what he’s searching for to do. However judging by what he’s seen in his previous fights, Volkanovski says Makhachev isn’t the risk-taking sort.
“He’s a really calculated fighter,” Volkanovski advised reporters at media day. “He doesn’t take pointless dangers. Him coming in search of a knockout, that’s an pointless threat. He received’t be doing that.”
Volkanovski was requested if he agrees with Michael Chandler’s breakdown of Makhachev being sensible on the fundamentals, and whereas he understands the evaluation, he has one other means of describing him.
“I don’t find out about that, I feel he’s extra calculated,” Volkanovski stated. “Pointless threat, that’s in all probability what he’s higher at.”
He continued, “He doesn’t overcommit an excessive amount of. He does typically, however he’ll combat on the again foot and await the fitting time to shoot and issues like that. His distance sport isn’t too dangerous. So little issues like that he does properly. Like I stated, he’s calculated.”
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