Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Islam Makhachev said that he injured his leg after hitting Alexander Volkanovski in their title fight. Makhachev quotes his words “Match TV”.
“I had an injury, I still can’t hit. I can run and walk normally. But one day I went to the gym, ran around and hit the punching bag hard. And he got sick of me again. I went to the doctor and he gave me a massage. He said there were no fractures, but there was serious bruising,” Makhachev said.
On October 21, Makhachev scored an early victory over Alex Volkanovski in the main fight of the evening at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi. The Russian player defeated his opponent by knockout in the first round and defended his title for the second time. The previous meeting between them also ended in Makhachev’s victory. The Russian earned nearly $2 million by winning the tournament and now has 25 wins in 26 fights.
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