Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Russian fighter Islam Makhachev said that he was offered to compete under the UAE flag. “Match TV”.
“Was I offered to compete under the UAE flag? It really was. After the first fight, I was offered to represent the Emirates. We said that we represent Russia, we live there. This issue was not raised again,” said Makhachev.
On February 12, Makhachev defeated Australian Alex Volkanovski by unanimous decision after five rounds at the UFC-284 tournament in Perth. For the Russian, this victory was the 24th victory with a single loss in his professional career. This is Makhachev’s first title defense. In total, he had 25 fights in his career, winning 24 and suffering only one defeat.
Makhachev is scheduled to defend his title in his fight against Charles Oliveira on October 21. However, the Brazilian player was injured in training and will be replaced by Volkanovski.
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