Former Milan and Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic In a video in the UFC Russia group He admitted that he supported fighter Khamzat Chimaev at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
“Hey Guys. Zlatan is with you. I’m enjoying the UFC tournament and supporting Khamzat. Actually I think Islam will win. I’ll have fun! I hope it will be a good show,” said Ibrahimovic.
The main event of UFC 294 will be the fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski. Chimaev will face Kamaru Usman in his fight.
On February 12, Makhachev defeated 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. At the UFC 294 tournament, the Russian was initially supposed to fight Charles Oliveira, but the Brazilian fighter was injured.
Previously reportedIt was stated that a Russian female fighter entered UFC 294 with staphylococcal disease.