Australian fighter of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Alex Volkanovski, shared on his Instagram page (the owner of the Meta company is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia) that the promotion’s lightweight champion, Russian representative Islam Makhachev, sent his daughter gifts after Ariana joked about him gives.
“Remember when I talked about my dialogue with my daughter Ariana? That’s why Islam sent him gifts, I appreciate it, thank you!” – said Volkanovski.
Earlier, the Australian fighter shared that his daughter was afraid of robbers.
“I tell him: “I’ll be there when the door opens.” It’s okay, don’t worry, everything will be fine.” And he answers: “What if Islam Makhachev?” he said.
On October 21, 2023, Makhachev earned an early victory over 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. He now has 25 wins in 26 fights.
On February 12, 2023, Makhachev defeated Volkanovski by unanimous decision after five rounds at UFC 284, marking the Russian’s first title defense.
Volkanovski, who previously lost to Makhachev loss another UFC title.