Alexander Volkanovski gave Islam Makhachev all he could handle. It wasn’t quite enough.
in Perth, Australia, on Saturday night, staking his claim to the sport’s No. 1 pound-for-pound spot in the process. Volkanovski nonetheless raised his stock in defeat, as he held his own against a larger opponent in all aspects of the fight.
“I could’ve done more, so I’m going to be hard on myself. A lot of people probably counted me out, like, ‘Oh, wow.’ But I never counted myself out. I expected to win, so I’m disappointed,” Volkanovski said at the UFC 284 post-fight press conference. Volkanovski’s tone changed a little later, however, when he took to Twitter to share his thoughts after rewatching the bout.
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