PERTH, Australia : Billed as a battle between the two best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, Sunday's UFC lightweight title bout between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski did not disappoint and though Makhachev prevailed, the debate is far from over. Australian Volkanovski, who holds the org
PERTH, Australia : Billed as a battle between the two best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, Sunday's UFC lightweight title bout between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski did not disappoint and though Makhachev prevailed, the debate is far from over.
"We fight not just for the belt, but for who is going to be the best fighter in the world, that is why it was such a hard fight," Makhachev said in his post-fight press conference. "That was one of the most competitive fights in the history of the sport," former two-weight champion Henry Cejudo posted on Twitter.
Sunday's showdown in Perth swung in the fourth round as Makhachev was able to take the fight to the mat early in the fourth round and use his fearsome grappling to wear out his smaller challenger, setting up his decision victory.
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