Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski provided a spectacle to fans all throughout the world. The UFC lightweight championship bout went Makhachev‘s way via majority decision. However, the win didn’t go his way like some of the past victories he achieved. Volkanovski put him to the test all throughout the fight. Despite being in enemy territory, Makhachev earned a win and secured his first title defense.
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Moreover, the UFC fans were in splits seeing the scorecard. Even though the judges scored the contest 48-47,48-47, and 49-46, the fans had ‘The Great’ as their winner. After Nate Diaz said his view of the fight, Georges St-Pierre also shared his words regarding the fighters. The UFC legend had some words for Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s protégé after UFC 284.
Georges St-Pierre has some words for Islam Makhachev
Georges St-Pierre took to Instagram to share what he felt about the fight at UFC 284. The UFC legend shared a story with a video on his social media account. ‘Rush’ shared a video of a bear fighting a feline animal in his story.
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The former welterweight and middleweight champion also wrote a message along with the video. St-Pierre wrote, “Skills>Size”. Many would assume the message could be meant for Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski fight.
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 04: Georges St-Pierre of Canada celebrates his submission victory over Michael Bisping of England in their UFC middleweight championship bout during the UFC 217 event inside Madison Square Garden on November 4, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
There was a difference of 4 inches in height between the two fighters. The Dagestani fighter stands at 5’10 and the Australian champion stands at 5’6. However, the match showed that the difference in height doesn’t matter, but the skills and resilience do.
Alexander Volkanovski impressed everyone at UFC 284
The fight between the pound for pound number one and two resulted in a very close match. The fight went back and forth and both fighters had their moment. Moreover, the UFC featherweight champion showed some flaws in the game of Islam Makhachev, otherwise deemed invincible.
Moreover, the champion mentality that Volkanovski had resonated throughout the fight. The Australian fighter gave the lightweight champ the toughest fight of his career. The UFC featherweight champion almost had a three-minute ground control time at UFC 284.
What do you think about Islam Makhachev’s victory? Did Alexander Volkanovski impress you? Let us know in the comments.
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