Promotional CEO, Dana White has confirmed plans to rebook a light-weight title struggle between incumbent Islam Makhachev, and former champion, Charles Oliveira, recent off the previous’s gorgeous title protection win over Alexander Volkanovski in tonight’s UFC 294 primary occasion in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Headlining UFC 294 tonight within the Center East, Russian light-weight nice, Makhachev turned in a second profession win over featherweight gold holder and pound-for-pound primary, Volkanovski, having defeated the previous with a choice win again in February of their Perth, Australia grudge match.
Nonetheless, tonight on the Eithad Area, Makhachev put their rivalry and any questions of a detailed first struggle to mattress, dispatching Volkanovski with a spectacular opening spherical knockout, touchdown a brutal left high-kick to open a reduce and power a stoppage win.
Remaining on tonight’s card in Abu Dhabi after a serious reshuffling, Makhachev was initially scheduled to headline the flagship occasion towards the above-mentioned, Oliveira in a rematch of their vacant title conflict final October.
Nonetheless, on simply 10 days’ discover, Volkanovski was drafted in to struggle Makhachev, after Sao Paulo ending ace, Oliveira suffered a nasty reduce over his proper eyebrow through the closing sparring session forward of UFC 294.
Dana White plans Islam Makhachev – Charles Oliveira 2 after UFC 294
And regardless of plans for a welterweight division leap, amid the surge of former interim light-weight champion, Justin Gaethje in addition, Makhachev has already been lined as much as struggle Brazilian favourite, Oliveira in a rescheduled bout by UFC boss, White.
“You’ve received to provide it to (Charles) Oliveira…” Dana White stated of a rematch between Islam Makahchev and Charles Oliveira while talking with assembled media after UFC 294 tonight. “However once more, these are all questions I can’t actually reply proper now.”
First combating again in October of final 12 months in the principle occasion of UFC 280, Makhachev snapped the record-setting successful run of former champion, Oliveira with a brutal second spherical win, dispatching the Brazilian with an arm-triangle to land the vacant light-weight crown in Abu Dhabi.
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