The MMA Hour: Islam Makhachev will fight the winner of the fight between Oliveira and Dariush
The date of the next fight of the Russian champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Islam Makhachev has become known. The former fighter of the promotion, analyst Chael Sonnen, told The MMA Hour YouTube channel about this.
According to Sonnen, Makhachev will enter the octagon at UFC 294, which will be held in Abu Dhabi in October 2023. The Russian will fight the winner of the fight between Brazilian Charles Oliveira and American Beneil Dariush. The athletes will meet on May 7 in Las Vegas.
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On February 12, Makhachev turned out to be stronger than Australian Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284 by unanimous decision. He made his first defense of the organization’s lightweight title won in October.
On the night of October 23, 2022, Makhachev defeated Oliveira at the UFC 280 tournament. The meeting was also held in the capital of the UAE. The Russian defeated his opponent with a choke hold and became the lightweight champion of the organization.
During his career, 31-year-old Makhachev had 25 fights, suffered one defeat and won 24 victories (12 of them in a row). The 33-year-old Oliveira has 43 fights, 9 losses and 33 wins. Another fight with his participation was declared invalid.
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