UFC 284 Predictions: What do the oddsmakers and pros say? 

UFC 284 is gearing up to be one of the biggest cards in recent years. The main event features the #1 and #2 ranked P4P fighters in the promotion who are competing for the lightweight title.

Fight week is long underway and with just a few days to go till fight night, the predictions and odds for the fight are coming in. Alexander Volkanovski will be going up in weight to challenge the newly crowned lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in his own backyard. The event is taking place at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

For Islam Makhachev, UFC 284 is a chance to step out of the shadow of his coach Khabib Nurmagomedov. Many fans and experts believe a win against 'Volk' could see him draw clear from 'The Eagle'. Ahead of this highly awaited matchup, take a look at the fight odds and predictions by professional fighters.

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UFC 284: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski odds

Islam Makhachev -410 vs. Alexander Volkanovski +320, lightweight championship

Yair Rodriguez -165 vs. Josh Emmett +140, interim flyweight championship

Jack Della Madalena -310 vs. Randy Brown +250, welterweights

Justin Tafa -125 vs. Parker Porter +105, heavyweights

Jimmy Crute -220 vs. Alonzo Menfield +180, light heavyweights

Tyson Pedro -240 vs. Zhang Mingyang +200, light heavyweights

Josh Culibao -115 vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan -105, featherweights

Kleydson Rodrigues -310 vs. Shannon Ross +250, flyweights

Jamie Mullarkey -260 vs. Francisco Prado +210, lightweights

Jack Jenkins -360 vs. Don Shainis +280, featherweights

Loma Lookboonmee -280 vs. Elise Reed +230, women's strawweights

Shane Young -135 vs. Blake Bilder +115, featherweights

Zubaira Tukhugov -550 vs. Elves Brenner +400, lightweights

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UFC 284: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski predictions

UFC pros gave their picks for the mega fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski. Helen Yee asked the pros and former champions for their predictions and they are as follows:

Former UFC fighter Jake Shields had a tough time picking between the pair, but he ended up choosing Makhachev over the Australian P4P king.

Take a look at the interviews:

Henry Cejudo was very confident that 'The Great' would not be able to beat Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. He spoke from personal experience, saying he has also been humbled in Dagestan during a wrestling tournament.

UFC strawweight Tatiana Suarez and Javier Mendez, coach of the American Kickboxing Academy also picked the Russian.

The only fighter who believes Alexander Volkanovski can pull off an upset is Sean O'Malley. Although he spoke about how tough Makhachev is, he felt the Australian could get the job done.