Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Daniel Cormier talked about Islam Makhachev’s victory over Alex Volkanovski.
“Wrong decision of the judges. 3-2 – Volkanovski lost nothing today. He fought better than anyone in his place. Cormier wrote on social media that he was the best fighter regardless of weight class.
Makhachev won by unanimous decision after five rounds. The fight was the main event of the UFC 284 tournament held in Perth, Australia.
This victory for the Russian took the 24th place in his professional career with a loss. He defended the lightweight championship belt for the first time and topped the UFC rankings outside the weight categories.
Former former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov aforementioned Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Islam Makhachev made history by defeating Alexander Volkanovski in the lightweight championship match.