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Ariel Helwani: ‘USADA’s Reputation Is At Stake After Accusation Against Islam Makhachev’

Longtime mixed martial arts journalist Ariel Helwani believes the “spotlight” is on the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) following Dan Hooker’s recent accusation against Islam Makhachev. This past weekend, Hooker was one of many friends, family members, and teammates in attendance at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, hoping to see Alexander Volkanovski achieve championship…

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Daniel Cormier says a rematch between Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev is not needed: “The reality is he won the fight.”

Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev Daniel Cormier At UFC 284, it was a battle of world champions as featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski faced the lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev. It was a close fight, with Islam Makhachev taking the decision win. Former two-division world champion Daniel Cormier has little interest in a rematch between these two. On his podcast, DC&RC the UFC hall […]

At UFC 284, it was a battle of world champions as featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski faced the lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev. It was a close fight, with Islam Makhachev taking the decision win. Former two-division world champion Daniel Cormier has little interest in a rematch between these two.

On his podcast, DC&RC the UFC hall of fame athlete explained his point of view on a potential rematch:

“I don’t necessarily know if I need to see a rematch right away. I think what Alexander Volkanovski did was good. I don’t know if Islam needs to run it back right now because the reality is he won the fight.”

No rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev

Daniel Cormier was highly impressed with the work from the UFC featherweight world champion Alexander Volkanovski, he added:

“People always seem to want to discredit Alexander Volkanovski. Not anymore… This guy has more belief in himself than any fighter I’ve seen in a really long time, and he should because he has the fighting ability to compete against anyone.”

On the ongoing pound-for-pound debate, Cormier said:

“There’s a world in which, at the end of this, Volkanovski could still be the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world because pound-for-pound says, does your fighting style translate between weight classes? It showed on Saturday that his fighting style does translate between weight classes.” [Transcript courtesy of Middle Easy]

UFC 284 saw two world champions put it all on the line over a five-round war. Dagestan’s Islam Makhachev was getting the better of Australia’s Volkanovski on the feet and struggled to impose any of his world-class grappling skills. Alexander Volkanovski was able to repel his Russian opponent and earn moments of control plus ground and pound throughout the fight. Both men will most likely next defend their divisional crowns rather than fight each other again.

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Sean O’Malley Shares Candid Take On Islam Makhachev Cheating Allegations

Sean O’Malley has weighed in on the recent allegations by Dan Hooker and others that Islam Makhachev cheated ahead of UFC 284. Makhachev defeated Alexander Volkanovski in a five-round instant classic at UFC 284 last weekend. He controlled Volkano…

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Ariel Helwani: ‘Islam Makhachev Is Not At Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Level’

Prominent mixed martial arts reporter Ariel Helwani feels confident in saying that Islam Makhachev is not as good as his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov. When Khabib vacated the lightweight title in 2021 following his third and final successful defense oppo…

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Henry Cejudo Names Islam Makhachev’s “Rookie” Mistake At UFC 284

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes that Islam Makhachev made some “amateur” mistakes against Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev emerged from this past weekend’s UFC 284 pay-per-view event in Perth, Australia, with an enhanced résumé. By outpointing the reigning featherweight titleholder in what was his first defense of the 155-pound gold, the Dagestani added the name…

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Alexander Volkanovski retains P4P No.1 spot despite UFC 284 loss to Islam Makhachev

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has retained his spot at the top of the Men’s Pound for Pound rankings, despite dropping a decision loss to the No.2 ranked P4P fighter, Islam Makhachev. At UFC 284, Alexander Volkanovksi took on Makhachev in an attempt to become a two-division champion. The fight was an all-time great, but […]

At UFC 284, Alexander Volkanovksi took on Makhachev in an attempt to become a two-division champion. The fight was an all-time great, but Volkanovski would be denied the storybook ending, as the judges deemed Makhachev the victor.

Whilst some have debated the decision, the general consensus appears to be that either man could have won, although Makhachev arguably had the bigger moments outside of the 5th round. Interestingly enough, when the UFC released their updated rankings, Volkanovski was still at the top of the P4P list.

Speaking after his win at UFC 284, Makhachev loudly proclaimed himself as the best fighter in the world. However, the UFC does not seem to agree, with the Australian holding his spot at the top of the rankings.

The updated pound-for-pound rankings following UFC 284 pic.twitter.com/HMleDPRuGp

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 14, 2023

Ahead of his upcoming return, Jon Jones has also moved up a spot in the P4P rankings, overtaking Jiri Prochazka, who is currently out of action due to injury.

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