Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion in the lightweight classification, Islam Makhachev, responded to allegations of doping by American fighter Bobby Green at a press conference before his title fight with Alexander Volkanovski.
“I don’t know. I’m not like Bobby Green. I’m not drunk. I work hard so he feels strong. All fighters say, “I’ll defend against his ground fight”… But when there’s a fight, when I beat my opponent, they all feel my strength… Because I’m good. It’s not because I’ve been training all my life,” said Makhachev.
The main match of the UFC 284 tournament, which will be held in Perth, Australia on the night of February 12, Moscow time, will be the fight between Makhachev and Volkanovskiy. Tukhugov, who will open the tournament with the fight between Russian Zubaira Tukhugov and Brazilian Elvis Brenner, will make his debut in the lightweight division.
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