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Alexander Volkanovski defeats Yair Rodriguez within the third spherical
Alexander Volkanovski forces the referee to cease the struggle within the third spherical of the UFC 290 essential occasion towards Yair Rodriguez.
The principle occasion of the UFC’s subsequent pay-per-view was adjourned on Tuesday, with the promotion probably placing collectively a fair larger occasion.
In Oliveira’s place, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is scheduled to struggle light-weight champion Islam Makhachev on 11 days’ discover.
White mentioned it took “one telephone name” to get Volkanovski to conform to the struggle.
“Volkanovsky’s crew, him, and Israel [Adesanya]they’re absolute studs, dude,” he mentioned at a press convention after “Dana White’s Contender Sequence.”
White mentioned Oliveira suffered a minimize to his eyebrow throughout the ultimate spherical of sparring Monday evening. He and the staff have been scheduled to fly to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday in preparation for subsequent week’s match. The minimize was extreme sufficient to require stitches and Oliveira was compelled to depart the match.
Makhachev and Volkanovskiy met in February at UFC 284, with Makhachev profitable a slim choice in what turned out to be among the finest fights of the 12 months or some other 12 months. ESPN ranks Volkanovskiy because the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet and Makhachev as No. 2.
“That is how we do it, brother,” White mentioned. “One struggle goes down and we find yourself having a struggle. This is without doubt one of the most anticipated rematches ever on this division.”
Makhachev (24-1) has gained 12 straight fights and defended his title as soon as. The 31-year-old from Dagestan is a longtime coaching companion of retired UFC light-weight champion and undefeated nice Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Volkanovski (26-2) bounced again from a loss to Makhachev for the featherweight title at UFC 290 in July with a third-round TKO over Yair Rodriguez. The 35-year-old Australian has efficiently defended his title 5 occasions and gained six featherweight title fights, the second-most within the division’s historical past.
