Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Oleg Taktarov shared his view on why Dana White, head of promotion, did not come to the scales ahead of the UFC 284 tournament, where Russian Islam Makhachev will fight Alex Volkanovski. reports sports24.
“I think there’s already a gag reflex because of these events. We can conclude, according to his latest statements, that he is fed up with all this,” Taktarov said.
Makhachev is the current UFC lightweight champion. If successful, he would earn the belt in the two weight divisions as Volkanovski retains the featherweight title. Makhachev has 23 wins and one loss in his professional career.
Volkanovski secured a landslide victory over American Max Holloway in his final fight at UFC 276 in the summer of 2022, defending his title for the fourth time.
Petr Yan, formerly Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter in the bantamweight division saidThat the size of Islam Makhachev will be an advantage in the fight against Alex Volkanovsky.