{"id":2361,"date":"2023-10-21T20:10:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T19:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2023-10-21T22:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T21:32:57","slug":"islam-makhachev-slams-a-hellish-knockout-on-volkanovski-in-the-1st-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/islam-makhachev-slams-a-hellish-knockout-on-volkanovski-in-the-1st-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Makhachev slams a hellish knockout on Volkanovski in the 1st round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Headlining UFC 294, Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski faced off in a historic rematch. The Russian retained his lightweight throne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ten days before the event, Alexander Volkanovski agreed to replace the injured Charles Oliveira to challenge the lightweight champion in a heated revenge. In the first fight against Makhachev at UFC 284, the Australian lost by unanimous decision after a very close match. It was therefore the last chance for &#8216;The Great&#8217; to snatch the lightweight title, and thus become a double champ.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ISLAM MAKHACHEV JUST KNOCKED OUT ALEX VOLKANOVSKI \ud83d\ude31\ud83d\ude31 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC294?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC294<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g4bsINLcKM\">pic.twitter.com\/g4bsINLcKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1715822186852749546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 1: The two athletes fight in a clinch at first. Standing, they exchange strikes before the fight changes. With a magnificent high kick, Islam Makhachev hits the Australian, and the latter immediately falls. The Dagestani sent a few strikes to the ground before the referee stopped the fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u062e\u0627\u062a\u0634\u064a\u0641 \u064a\u0642\u0636\u064a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0635\u0631 \u0623\u0644\u064a\u0643\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0631 \u0641\u0648\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0641\u0633\u0643\u064a \u0628\u0631\u0643\u0644\u0629 \u064a\u0633\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0643\u0644 \u0633\u0647\u0648\u0644\u0629 &#8230;. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC294?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC294<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Islam Makhachev eliminates Tsar Alexander Volkanovski with a left kick with ease&#8230;. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC294?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC294<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AoheaQddvn\">pic.twitter.com\/AoheaQddvn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1715839891496435822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Islam Makhachev therefore won by KO in the 1st round and retained his lightweight title. He could then go for the welterweight title against Leon Edwards\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Islam Makhachev is now tied for the 3rd\u00a0longest win streak in UFC history with his 13th\u00a0consecutive win \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC294?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC294<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oaXRWeZNov\">pic.twitter.com\/oaXRWeZNov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1715825696352723330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Volkanovski, it\u2019s 0\/2 against Makhachev. The Australian, who had the courage to face the Dagestani with less than ten days of preparation, has nothing to be ashamed of.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Still the undisputed lightweight king \ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC294?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC294<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RIvvAJFMTu\">pic.twitter.com\/RIvvAJFMTu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1715823291720667343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0644\u0645 \u0623\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0632 \u0628\u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u062f\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645. \u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 \u0646\u062d\u0646 \u0646\u0642\u0641 \u0645\u0639\u0643\u0645 \u0648\u0623\u062f\u0639\u064a\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0644\u0643\u0645#UFC294 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\u2764\ufe0f..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0627_\u0648\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644_\u0627\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0631\u0647\u0627\u0628<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0627<\/a>&quot;..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0632\u0629<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0627_\u0648\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644_\u0627\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0631\u0647\u0627\u0628<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0627\u0646\u0627<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Islam Makhachev, UFC lightweight champion: \u201cPalestinians, we stand with you.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g26TeaW9mh\">pic.twitter.com\/g26TeaW9mh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1715843383699050500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headlining UFC 294, Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski faced off in a historic rematch. The Russian retained his lightweight throne. Ten days before the event, Alexander Volkanovski agreed to replace the injured Charles Oliveira to challenge the lightweight champion in a heated revenge. In the first fight against Makhachev at UFC 284, the Australian lost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,47],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2361","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ufc-news","8":"category-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2363,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361\/revisions\/2363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}