{"id":105179,"date":"2022-10-23T00:45:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T00:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/it-looks-like-volkanovski-is-next-for-islam-makhachev\/"},"modified":"2022-10-23T00:45:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T00:45:02","slug":"it-looks-like-volkanovski-is-next-for-islam-makhachev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/it-looks-like-volkanovski-is-next-for-islam-makhachev\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It looks like Volkanovski is next&#8217; for Islam Makhachev"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>ABU DHABI \u2013 Islam Makhachev is just hours from winning the UFC lightweight title, and it looks like he&#8217;s already got his next opponent lined up.<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev submitted Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 280, thus winning the vacant title at 155 pounds.  And during his in-cage, post-fight interview, Makhachev called out UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who&#8217;s been adamant about getting a chance to become a two-division title holder.<\/p>\n<p>UFC president Dana White, who usually doesn&#8217;t make fights the night of the events, agreed that&#8217;s the fight to make.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like Volkanovski is next,\u201d White told reporters at the UFC 280 post-fight press conference.  \u201cVolkanovski never ceases to amaze me.  Another incredible fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As far as a potential date, the UFC has a pay-per-view card scheduled for Perth, Australia, Volkanovski&#8217;s home country, on Feb.  11. White said that could \u201cprobably\u201d be the card for the champ vs.  champ fight, but didn&#8217;t confirm.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of Makhachev&#8217;s feat, White was impressed with what he saw from the new champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncredible,\u201d said White.  \u201cI&#8217;ve been saying all week, you have two of the absolute best in the world facing in their prime and facing off.  And when I went up in the octagon after, Khabib said, &#8216;I told you.  I told you he&#8217;s the best in the world.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, to beat Oliveira is one thing, to beat him the way he beat him is another.  And as fast as he did it, he looked incredible tonight.  The big question tonight was how is he going to deal with the pressure.  And he dealt with it just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie&#8217;s event hub for UFC 280.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"shortcode shortcode--vertical-gallery\" data-gallery-id=\"2590841\" data-gallery-type=\"vertical_gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__header\"><span>Gallery<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__title\">Islam Makhachev def.  Charles Oliveira at UFC 280: Best photos<\/h2>\n<div class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__image\">\n\t\t\t<noscript><img width=\"1000\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg?resize=1000%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-1000x1000 size-1000x1000\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg 1830w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg?resize=640,445 640w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg?resize=768,534 768w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg?resize=1024,712 1024w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg?resize=1536,1068 1536w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/10\/islam-makhachev-charles-oliveira-ufc-280-18.jpg?resize=480,334 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay\"><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--gallery\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><use href=\"#gallery\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_text\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_text--view\">view<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t25 photos\t<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABU DHABI \u2013 Islam Makhachev is just hours from winning the UFC lightweight title, and it looks like he&#8217;s already got his next opponent lined up. Makhachev submitted Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 280, thus winning the vacant title at 155 pounds. And during his in-cage, post-fight interview, Makhachev called out UFC &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/it-looks-like-volkanovski-is-next-for-islam-makhachev\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;It looks like Volkanovski is next&#8217; for Islam Makhachev<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[2632,1098,8461,46,1099,8458,11651,2631],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":95556,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/alexander-volkanovski-answers-beneil-dariushs-ufc-280-backup-claim-im-not-playing-any-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":105179,"position":0},"title":"Alexander Volkanovski answers Beneil Dariush&#8217;s UFC 280 backup claim: &#8216;I&#8217;m not playing any games&#8217;","date":"October 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Beneil Dariush was caught off-guard by Alexander Volkanovski's declaration that he isn't the official backup for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev. 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