Fans of Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will be familiar with the Australian’s knack for cooking up dishes on his YouTube channel. The 34-year-old’s passion for cooking is quite obvious as he regularly posts videos of himself preparing mouth-watering dishes. Now, Volkanovski has used his skills in the kitchen to rile up an opponent Islam Makhachev; at least that’s what it looked like to some fans, by cooking a Dagestani dish. Fans were quick to react to the video showing his preparation of shashlik, a Dagestani recipe. Since the duo will face each other in just over a week, the MMA community found it amusing that the Australian chose to prepare a dish from Makhachev‘s native.

How fans perceive this is up to their perception, but ‘The Great’s creativity and skills here served as a sweet tribute to the Dagestani culture as it set in perfectly before the fight with Makhachev.

Fans react to Alexander Volkanovski’s latest cooking video

The 34-year-old Australian made sure he cooked up a storm with his Dagestani recipe, which was evident from the fan reactions. In what he called an air-fried version of shish kebab, Volk served up a delicious-looking dish using lamb meat. Apart from his culinary skills, what stood out were the comments that MMA fans left on the video. While some came out rooting for him, a few took offense at the featherweight champ for apparently taking a dig at Makhachev.

One Makhachev fan also seemed offended and made sure that Volk knew about it.

“Islam will tell you the correct recipe inside the octagon”

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One fan of Makhachev also expressed his love for Volkanovski.

“coming from a Islam fan I love this guy”

One fan made a reference to Volk’s rank in the P4P rankings as well.

“The #1 pound-for-pound shish Kabaab in the world today”

Though there was no lack of love toward the Australian as well.

“Islam will be minced meat after your done with him”

“Victory meal of the future double champ”

“Islam is getting cooked same way insallah!!!”

“Not the only easy Dagestani meal you’ll be having”

“This man asserting his dominance showing Islam how to cook his own food lmao”

With Islam Makhachev as the opponent, it was natural for a Khabib Nurmagomedov reference to pop up

“Next up on the menu: Shish Khabib.”

After Islam Makhachev claimed that Dana White was not putting in efforts to promote the fight, it does look like at least his opponent is doing his part.

Alexander Volkanovski aiming to become Australia’s first double champ against Makhachev

After clearing out the top contenders at Featherweight, Volkanovski‘s decision to move up a weight class provides him the opportunity to cement himself among a rare list of fighters with two titles. If he successfully beats the Dagestani, the 34-year-old will find himself as the first Australian to do so.

Read More: Khabib Nurmagomedov Shares a Personal Moment With “Brother” Islam Makhachev Ahead of UFC 284.

Also, he’ll find himself among a group of rare fighters with double champ statuses like Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, and Amanda Nunes. Of course, it depends on how Volk fares on fight night and considering Makhachev‘s credentials, it clearly is not going to be a cakewalk.

Despite the tough task at hand, the former rugby player has exuded nothing but confidence; as he heads into fight week. Moreover, his interviews and now this cooking video is just a small sneak peek of his composure before the biggest fight of his career so far. Catch him in action at UFC 284 on 11th February.

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