Reigning featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski will look to join the promotion’s coveted “champ champ” club when he jumps to lightweight to challenge current 155-pound titleholder Islam Makhachev. In addition, featherweight contenders Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett hook ‘em up for the interim featherweight belt while “The Great” handles his business at lightweight.
Event: UFC 284: “Makhachev vs. Volkanovski”
Date: Sat., Feb. 11, 2023 (Sun., Feb. 12 local time)
Location: RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia
Broadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN2, ESPN+ (6:15 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card)
UFC 284 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:
155 lbs.: UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev vs. UFC Featherweight Champion Alex Volkanovski
UFC 284 PPV Main Card On ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett for interim featherweight title
170 lbs.: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown
265 lbs.: Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter
205 lbs.: Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield
UFC 284 Prelims Card On ESPN/ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
205 lbs.: Tyson Pedro vs. Modestas Bukauskas
145 lbs.: Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Josh Culibao
125 lbs.: Shannon Ross vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
155 lbs.: Jamie Mullarkey vs. Francisco Prado
UFC 284 Early Prelims Card On ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis
115 lbs.: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed
145 lbs.: Blake Bilder vs. Shane Young
155 lbs.: Elves Brenner vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
*Fight card, bout order and number of fights remain subject to change.*
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