AMC Fight Nights head of promotion, Kamil Gadzhiev, praised Australian Alexander Volkanovski’s performance in his fight for the title of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion in the lightweight division against Russia’s Islam Makhachev. He stated that Volkanovski had put up a great fight and proved in vain that many underestimated him.
“Volkanovsky jumped over his head in part because many people did not take him seriously even before the war and said that Islam would calmly defeat him. As we can see, this did not work out and Volkanovski is, of course, a handsome man. Yes, they raised their hands on Islam, yes, yes, they won in terms of mathematics. But you can’t say Volkanovski lost – he took a huge step towards the development of MMA in Australia so that people understand that nothing is impossible. There’s a huge social component here.
Overall, both the way the guys fought and the way they acted before and after it lead us to say that this is the way we want to see MMA. Everything was equal and valuable, ”said Gadzhiev socialbites.ca.
The fight ended with the victory of Makhachev, by the unanimous decision of the judges. Islam defended his UFC title for the first time, raising his professional record to 24 wins in one loss.
formerly Hajiyev declarationThat Mahachev reached a new level thanks to his struggle with Volkanovsky.
Source: Gazeta
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