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I agree for sure the UFC needs to provide a translator for certain fighters if things like this happen again they will be ready but surely the doctors have certain procedures and that is if a fighter is not responsive or have certain answers that are unnecessary then the doctors can stop the fight but what if a fighter did not understand what the Doctor was questioning then for sure what happens is surely a language barrier,


For sure Islam Makhachev deserves this win because of his hard work and even though Alex Volkanovski did well back then it is not enough it was short notice but Volk has revealed that he is not training well, so I am sure this is his consequence for not training and bringing his team with him, for sure I thought that Volk will still give a good fight in their rematch but Makhachev have shown that if you did not train hard and just here fighting for the money then for sure Islam Makhachev was right,


You are not the only one I was really frustrated with the results and this is the 2nd time that happened to Ankalaev Jan Błachowicz, was a draw and then a No Contest for Johnny Walker, for sure Ankalaev is not really lucky right now for sure Magomed Ankalaev needs a win in his next fight,

In general, whole UFC 294 event was great, but I am disappointed with Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker fight. I wont focus much on that illegal knee, as during the fight it is so easy to make such mistake. I just feel bad for Ankalaev. He seems to be unlucky guy. He has huge potential. But this fight ended with no contest, last fight (year ago) ended with draw against Blachowicz, and for me it looked that Ankalaev was winning. He must have been a champion already, but his record now is spoiled, and I doubt he would be any close to title fight.

Yup, he sure did make a statement with that win. There's no way we'll be seeing part 3, at least not anytime soon. Fights rarely go how we expect them to, but many pointed out, after the first fight, that Islam should utilise the left kick much more - and so he did.
It was sad to watch Volk in the post-fight conference. I hope that loss won't affect his mentality. He has a pretty challenging fight against Topuria coming in Jan.


I wouldn't be putting too much weight on Khamzat gassing out. If the fight was scheduled for 5 rounds, he'd most likely choose a different tactic. If anything, Usman was the one admitting he didn't adjust his tactic well enough to account for the fight being only 3 rounds. He should've pressed harder.

Congratulations to Makhachev who has successfully defended his lightweight title and replaced Volk in 2nd place in P4P. I think one of the most iconic moments of the night was when Cormier asked who he wanted to challenge and Islam said "it doesn't matter who it is. Dana gives me an opponent and I'll do my job". That is a very extraordinary answer.

Islam put an end to the rivalry with a head kick knockout, bet no one would have expected that coming. Was expecting some wrestling and a good fight but Islam Makhachev once again reminded everyone that he is not a one trick pony and that he is dangerous on the feet as well which is terrifying for his opponents as he will be reigning the division for a long time since he is keeping on improving with every fight.

Khamzat Chimaev had a good fight and he showcased his wrestling against an elite wrestler, wonder what would happen if it was a 5 round fight because he gassed out badly after the first round and anyone with good cardio could handle and will be able to defeat him.

If that is the case for the doctor to call off the fight, then it is ridiculous. They should provide the translator before making these decisions. UFC should run this fight again as it would have been an entertaining fight.

For sure because Khamzat Chimaev for some reason was really gassed out from the fight it seemed something happened to him and could not last the rounds so if the fight was a round 5 which I think it should be, then Kamaru Usman would surely have the edge in dealing damage and might get a win over Khamzat Chimaev, well as you can see I have bet for Chimaev but I was really disappointed with his performance, it was like I was watching a different person, or maybe the wrist injury was real, but for sure a win is still a win but in the Press conference Dana White also have agreed that it could be different when the fight was on 5 rounds,

And speaking of the press conference, for sure the great stoppage because of the doctor was revealed by Dana White, and Johnny Walker was then asked by the doctor and he said that he was on the dessert which Dana White was said not wrong because they are in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates so he is not really wrong for sure it was a language barrier or a misunderstanding, that have gotten Johnny Walker, and another think that happen inside the arena was a fan jump on Paulo Costa and wants to fight him it was insane but the UFC security have managed to subdue the fight for sure,

Here is the result for my picks and prediction for this fight

Islam Makhachev (1.43) VS Alexander Volkanovski (3.10) - WIN

In this fight Islam Makhachev really did the unthinkable and many have believed that Alexander Volkanovski will still showcase the same as with their 1st fight but for sure I think this is because Volk's lack of training and preparation for this fight that surely cost him, this lost and watching the fight it is clear that Volkonovski really got a weakness with head kicks and it was really shown in this fight and because Makhachev was really precise with that kick, that it is it knocks out Volonovski,



Kamaru Usman (3.70) VS Khamzat Chimaev (1.33) - WIN

Now this is really unusual with Chimaev it seems really odd for him to struggle against Kamaru Usman but I think this happens even though he won this fight it seems that he lost this fight and Kamaru Usman has shown him that he can still do it but for sure Khamzat Chimaev's wrist injury might be showing effect on him on this fight but I surely had a doubt on that, but still Chimaev have won this fight even though it was a close one,



Ikram Aliskerov (1.18) VS Warlley Alves (5.80) - WIN

Now in this fight, this should have happened with the Khamzat Chimaev fight because Kamaru was on short notice so yeah this is a fast fight finish for Aliskerov and the 3rd losing streak for Alves, it was amazing that it ended with a flying knee and followed by a barrage of punches on the ground that the fight was finished it was a fast fight for sure and Ikram Aliskerov still have the wrestling if the stand-up failed him so for sure Warlley Alves is just that and nothing more,

Islam knows he cannot easily take Volkanovski to the ground that's why he just works on him with those brutal kicks which surprise him and he doesn't know what to do. He was the best defender to fight Islam so far but the wide gap after Islam improved is just another level and he can keep up anymore that's why he just got another loss from him. Well, this is just a bad time to fight those guy because they have high aspirations to win and to beat their opponent.

To be fair, on paper, both replacements looked stronger than the originally scheduled fighters. So UFC did a pretty good job of keeping the event interesting.
Very short notice took its toll for sure, but both Islam and Khamzat ar at the top of the foodchain.
Usman managed to survive 3 rounds against one of the top guys from a higher weight class, which is not bad really. Volk didn't do that great this time, but a lot of that is due to Islam adjusting his tactic, and instead of just relying on wrestling, he capitalised on size/reach advantage - something that many commentators said he should've done in the first fight.


To me it looked like Walker didn't really want to continue, perhaps hoping he would be granted a win by disqualification (Not really sure why was it declared as no contest). It seemed like he intentionally was giving weird answers to the doctor's questions, and pulled out a show after the decision was made.

It was a great game plan by Islam Makhachev, looking for body shots from the start and landed some and when Alexander Volkanovski was expecting another body shot he went high and that caught him flush and made the statement.

Shara Magomedov was taken down 3 times in his UFC debut, striking wise he is the best, as Dana White said after the fight he needs to improve his take down defense from a guy from Dagestan as the rest of the roster will focus on his weakness.

^  If it was a 5 rounder I think short notice Usman could've edged it out and could've won the match.  The first round was really good for Chimaev tho.  It was a 10 - 8 which sealed the deal for him...  Now that Chim is at the top 5 in 185, it's going to be a lot harder for him.  Hope the books keep giving him chalky lines. 

Here's the post fight conference and the results.  Enjoy!  

UFC 294:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-NMEApeXXs

UFC 294:  Results

Islam Makhachev def Alexander Volkanovski  TKO
Khamzat Chimaev def Kamaru Usman  Majority Decision
Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker  No Contest
Ikram Aliskerov   def Warlley Alves  TKO
Said Nurmagomedov def Muin Gafurov  Submission
Muhammad Mokaev def Tim Elliott  Submission
Trevor Peek def Mohammad Yahya  Unanimous Decision
Javid Basharat vs Victor Henry  No Contest
Sedriques Dumas def Abu Azaitar  Unanimous Decision
Mike Breeden def Anshul Jubli  KO
Muhammad Naimov def Nathaniel Wood  Unanimous Decision
Victoria Dudakova def Jinh Yu Frey  Unanimous Decision
Shara Magomedov def Bruno Silva  Unanimous Decision

The UFC 294 was a blast and for sure many are just galloping with excitement seeing the fight I was at the edge of my seat seeing Bruno Silva and Sharabutdin Magomedov fight it was really that good to watch the striking and mostly the kicks of Sharabutdin Magomedov was really accurate but not seeing him take the fight to the ground how I really wish he can be mixed things up or perhaps bring some new receipt to the table, but anyway here is the result for my bet and prediction the only one that didn't make a win was the Magomed Ankalaev VS Johnny Walker if my bet would be parlay I would lose this all,

Islam Makhachev VS Alexander Volkanovski ROUND 1 KO/TKO - WIN

For sure the camp of Islam Makhachev knows Volkanovski's weakness and that was the head kicks and it was seen in the past Alexander Volkanovski has some serious weakness from head kicks, and this is what Makhachev has done, and for sure Alexander Volkanovski doesn't have any answer to that head kick and he is blocking that with just 1 hand for sure we see a much stronger Islam Makhachev right now maybe because Volk doesn't have much training going into this fight,

Kamaru Usman VS Khamzat Chimaev ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN

This was truly a close match and for sure my though was Khamzat Chimaev will be in an advantage for this fight because Kamaru Usman was a short notice fighter for sure if Paulo Costa will fight Khamzat Chimaev maybe he can destroy Costa but this is Kamaru Usman he is fighting and for sure it was a close match, well Brett Okamoto have said Khamzat Chimaev told him that he broke his wrist in the 1st round which is for me he is only making excusses,

Magomed Ankalaev VS Johnny Walker ROUND 1 ILLEGAL KNEE - NO CONTEST

Dissapointing for sure that is why Johnny Walker was upset and wants to fight and for sure the Doctor and the referee was the one that needs to be blame for sure and I really don't want what Dana White have said that he wil fixed this they should restart the fight and the fight was just on the round 1 and both fighters doesn't have any damage so they can surely continue, or they could bring in translator because for sure both fighters is in the heat of the fight and the fight was called off because Walker didn't answer the doctor for sure he doesn't understand or maybe hear what he was trying to say, and for sure if the fight continue Magomed Ankalaev could win this but Johnny Walker was looking good aswell so maybe a rematch would be great,

Ikram Aliskerov VS Warlley Alves ROUND 1 KO/TKO - WIN

For sure Ikram Aliskelrov is winning the standing aswell and for sure Warlley Alves know how dangerous Aliskerov on the ground that is why Alves was cautious in getting this on the ground but Ikram Aliskerov doesn't really needed to bring the fight to the ground and make a submission hold into him because Aliskerov with a flying knockout Warlley Alves

Said Nurmagomedov VS Muin Gafurov ROUND 1 SUBMISSION - WIN

For sure from start to finish Said Nurmagomedov is the majority winning the fight from the stand-up and going on the ground Said Nurmagomedov looked crisp in this fight but for sure Muin Gafurov is not really looking good with his recent fight so this is really to improve Said Nurmagomedov's confidence,

Tim Elliott VS Muhammad Mokaev ROUND 3 SUBMISSION - WIN

That was Nasty Muhammad Mokaev who pulled a head and arm choke at the end of the round, Mokaev got 6 takedowns and 3 were successful but he only had 1 submission attempt that was successful for sure and Mokaev also got a great stand-up going with the fight so for sure he majority won the fight,

Jinh Yu Frey VS Victoria Dudakova ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN

Dang! Just as I thought Victoria Dudakova was really awesome in getting many shots at Jinh Yu Frey I really feel bad for Jinh Yu Frey  but fighting an undefeated woman much younger than her means that she will be having a hard time for both shot 3 takedowns but Jinh Yu Frey have gotten 1 successful takedown but even though Victoria Dudakova output in her striking was was really amazing,

Bruno Silva VS Sharabutdin Magomedov ROUND 3 DECISION -WIN

I was on the edge of my seat while watching this and Bruno Silva was also great in this fight shooting 7 takedowns but 3 were successful because Shara has a decent takedown defense, and he also has great wrestling defense, but the thing that I was amazed was his accurate kicks Sharabutdin Magomedov was great at kicking and if he enhanced his power for sure he can knockout anyone with it,

Everyone knew from the start that Islam Makhachev would easily beat Volkanovski and you could see what the result would be.
I agree with @OgNasty that Volkanovski is actually not ready for his fight against Islam who is the defending champion and great fighter.
All this is thanks to Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov who previously taught Islam and what Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov has done has created two tough fighters for the UFC namely Khabib and Islam.

UFC President Dana White will prepare the fighter to challenge Islam in his next fight.
But he hopes to achieve rematch that failed namely against Charles Oliveira.

The outcome of the second fight doesn't decide the reality that we see in first fight. But it's true that in this fight, Makhachev definitely hammered Volkanovski but we have to admit that his finishing kicks were illegal and Makhachev should probably be disqualified for that. That illegal shots ruined Prichard Colon's life.
By the way, it was a huge mistake that he took this fight so quickly without preparing but this is the price of his mistake, now he has to wait years to fight Makhachev again.

Jon Jones is probably the only exception. This man will murder anyone at any time at any age. We will see a good fight in November 11, 2023.

UFC 294 used to be a great event with near 50/50 match-ups until replacements happened in the main and co-main event. Unexpected injuries ruined the exciting match-ups where Volk and Usman came in as substitutes for Olivera and Costa. There's no way someone can be at his best in a week of training. It is not even enough for them to have the usual safe way of losing weight which should happen gradually.

Nonetheless, Ankalaev-Walker is a great match-up but I thought I could just watch it in a replay so I just canceled my alarm and had a good sleep. It turned out disappointing as the fight was called off in the very first round. Not blaming the doctor though as he was there for a reason and Walker answered he was in the desert when asked which country he was fighting.

Nope, he never did. I've seen the comparison of his weight before cutting weight and after and I thought he was so drained. There's no way he'll be in top condition after shedding too much and too fast.

Brutal end for Volk. Noticed how Islam made him appear like getting up by preventing Volk's head from dropping using his knee so he could pound more of his hammer.

It really a late stoppage. He was out the moment that headkick hit. I don't think Volk could ever stand quickly with it. This short notice I think shouldn't be practised anymore.

Islam definitely caught him with a good kick that put him out. His cuts and the blood afterward looked gnarly. Seemed like Volkanovski just wasn’t ready for that.

A similar story with Usman and Khamzat. I think the fighters we’ve grown to love over the years have just gotten too old and now there is a new generation of fighters ready to own all the belts.

So true mate, it was a hard day for Volkanovski, KO in the first round was just brutal for a guy like him, but I totally understand why Islam attacked that way, he just wanted to avoid what happened in the past fight, so, this time he has to go all in.

And my prediction about the Russian guy on his debut was right, it was an easy x1.4 as I mentioned before, too bad I missed the fight, it was too early morning for me, but I will search for the replay. For sure it was a crazy one.

What a day for Islam Makhachev!
It is not easy to beat Volkanovski and it is even harder to do it with a KO, but Makhachev proved he is better fighter after beating him again, and he made Khabib proud.

After another fight loss it is clear to everyone that Kamaru Usman era is now finished, that is his third fight lost in a row.
I dont really like Khamzat Chimaev style in and out of octagon, but I will give him credit for his perfect 13-0 record.
Maybe next fight for Chimaev is going to be for championship belt against Leon Edwards.