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Several fighters, including Conor McGregor and Jake Paul, have reacted to Islam Makhachev's successful title defense against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294.
Makhachev took on Volkanovski in a highly anticipated rematch last night. While the Dagestani was initially supposed to go up against Charles Oliveira, the Brazilian ended up getting injured and had to pull out of the fight.
After a rather close fight earlier this year, Islam Makhachev made sure to leave no doubts this time around with Alexander Volkanovski. The UFC lightweight champion seemed to be in control from the start of the fight, while Volkanovski struggled to land a significant strike.
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Towards the end of the first round, Makhachev landed a vicious head kick that dropped Volkanovski and proceeded to hit him with a flurry of punches, leading the referee to stop the fight.
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Reacting to Islam Makhachev's KO win, Conor McGregor, Jake Paul, and others took to X. The Irishman said:
"He was always susceptible to that vs. a southpaw."
Meanwhile, Justin Gaethje made a case for being offered the next title shot and said:
"I'm next"
Check out a collage of reactions below:
Alexander Volkanovski urges the UFC to keep him busy following his loss to Islam Makhachev
Competing in his third fight of the year, Alexander Volkanovski seemed heartbroken after suffering a KO against Islam Makhachev. However, the Australian showed class in the post-fight octagon interview and congratulated the UFC lightweight champion for his performance:
"Great setup, good kick. I don’t like losing, it hurts me but he’s a great champion. Credit to Islam, great kick."
Furthermore, Volkanovski urged the UFC to keep him busy and suggested that he is ready to fight in January 2024 to defend his featherweight championship against Ilia Topuria:
"I just wanna say to the UFC, please keep me busy. I don't do well when I'm not fighting. I needed to take this fight because I was doing my head in when I'm not fighting. Please keep me busy, I'm happy to go back in January."
Take a look at the clip below:
