Cormier included the fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski in the top three fights of 2023 in the UFC
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Daniel Cormier named three of the best fights in the promotion in 2023 on his YouTube channel.
Cormier recognized the meeting of Kazakhstani Shavkat Rakhmonov and American Jeff Neal as the best. “The fight between Shavkat and Nil was crazy. Review it. In this fight, we saw the toughness and resilience of both fighters,” he added.
The second best fight of the year, according to Cormier, is the fight between Australian Alexander Volkanovski and Russian Islam Makhachev. In the top 3, the ex-champion also included the fight between American Justin Gaethje and Azerbaijani Rafael Fiziev. “Gati did what he usually does – he deprived the opponent of the will to win. At the same time, both fighters fought in the standing position the entire distance, ”Cormier explained.
On February 12, Makhachev was stronger than Volkanovski at UFC 284 by unanimous decision. He made his first defense of the organization’s lightweight title won in October.
During his career, 31-year-old Makhachev won 24 victories (of which 12 in a row). He suffered his only defeat in a fight with the Brazilian Adriano Martins in October 2015. Volkanovski has 25 wins and two losses.
Source: Lenta
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