Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski squared off in the primary occasion of UFC 284 dwell on pay-per-view from RAC Area in Perth, Australia on Sunday, February 12. The competition featured reigning light-weight champion making the primary protection of his belt towards present featherweight titleholder.
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The scheduled for 5 rounds championship bout went the complete distance and produced fireworks. In the long run, two judges scored the combat 48-47 and one decide had it 49-46, all in favor of defending champion.
With the victory, by unanimous choice Islam Makhachev retained his belt, improved to 24-1 and secured his twelfth win in a row. The 31-year-old claimed the vacant title by submission within the second spherical towards Charles Oliveira final October 2022 in Abu Dhabi.
Alexander Volkanovski dropped to 25-2, which snapped his 22-win streak. With the defeat, the 34-year-old native of Windang, NSW, who’s a reigning 145-pound champion, failed his try and change into a two-division king.
Take a look at Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski full combat video highlights beneath.
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Makhachev vs Volkanovski full combat video highlights
Alexander Volkanovski makes his Octagon stroll.
Right here comes Islam Makhachev.
Combat time.
Spherical 1.
Spherical 2.
Spherical 3.
Spherical 4.
Spherical 5.
Verdict.
Pound-for-pound.
In the US, the occasion aired dwell on Saturday, February 11.
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