UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is swooping in to avoid wasting the future and avenge his handiest UFC loss. Volkanovski indubitably to problem UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev on trim understand later Charles Oliveira used to be compelled off UFC 294’s primary tournament because of trauma.
Makhachev and Volkanovski will meet for a 2d while on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Etihad Area in Abu Dhabi. Champ vs. champ tremendous fights are uncommon enough quantity, however that is the primary while that two lively UFC champions will compete in a two-fight sequence. Volkanovski faces a steep problem with kind of 10 days to organize for a name struggle up a weight elegance. Makhachev defeated Volkanovski by means of unanimous resolution of their first struggle, however Volkanovski’s store increased later giving Makhachev his hardest check in contemporary reminiscence. Makhachev has no longer fought since February; in the meantime, Volkanovski defended his featherweight name in opposition to Yair Rodriguez in July.
Light-weight contender Mateusz Gamrot additionally looms within the shadows. UFC president Dana White anointed him because the extra fighter for Makhachev vs. Oliveira 2, a task designed to unravel for a booked fighter lacking weight or falling out of a struggle. Sadly for Gamrot, the UFC pivoted to what’s nearly undoubtedly a extra high-profile struggle. Gamrot will stay the extra fighter.
Oliveira suffered an unpleasant eyebrow gash in coaching that booted him from UFC 294, but it surely’s no longer the one trauma that severely affected the pay-per-view. UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa underwent elbow surgical treatment 4 weeks ahead of the development. Medical doctors deemed Costa undeserving to compete regardless of his protests publicly. White introduced on Oct. 11 that former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will journey as much as middleweight to fight Chimaev. The winner is anticipated to problem UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland.
Beneath is the whole struggle card for UFC 294 together with the original odds. Take a look at again all hour lengthy for the original information, options and alternative content material round this large tournament.
UFC 294 struggle card, odds
- Islam Makhachev -230 vs. Alexander Volkanovski +190, light-weight championship
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kamaru Usman, middleweights
- Magomed Ankalaev -340 vs. Johnny Walker +270, luminous heavyweights
- Ikram Aliskerov -120 vs. Nassourdine Imavov +100, middleweights
- Mentioned Nurmagomedov -195 vs. Muin Gafurov +165, bantamweights
- Muhammad Mokaev -500 vs. Tim Elliot +380, flyweights
- Mohammad Yahya -135 vs. Trevor Peek +115, lightweights
- Javid Basharat -420 vs. Victor Henry +330, bantamweights
- Sedriques Dumas -165 vs. Abu Azaitar +140, middleweights
- Anshul Jubli -420 vs. Mike Breeden +320, lightweights
- Nathaniel Plank -320 vs. Muhammad Naimov +250, featherweights
- Viktoriia Dudakova -360 vs. Jinh Yu Frey +280, ladies’s strawweights
- Shara Magomedov -195 vs. Bruno Silva +165, middleweights
UFC 294 data
- Moment: Oct. 21
- Location: Etihad Area — Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
- Get started while: 2 p.m. ET (Primary card)
- Easy methods to supervise: ESPN+ PPV
