SportsThe Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted the MMA event UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski on February 12, 2023, at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
The main event of UFC 284 featured a championship bout between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski. This marked the eighth instance in UFC history where champions from different divisions competed for the same title. Previous instances include UFC 94, UFC 205, UFC 226, UFC 232, UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw, UFC 259, and UFC 277. If successful, Volkanovski would have joined a select group of fighters who have held titles in two divisions simultaneously. Additionally, this was the first time in UFC history that the number 1 pound-for-pound fighter (Volkanovski) faced the number 2 fighter (Makhachev) in a championship bout.
In UFC 290, Alexander Volkanovski reaffirmed his status as the featherweight champion by securing a technical knockout victory over Yair Rodriguez at 4:19 of the third round. Despite Rodriguez holding the interim champion title during Volkanovski’s temporary move up to lightweight, the Australian fighter left no room for doubt about his superiority. With the win, […]