This year’s most anticipated fight between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira will not take place as scheduled due to Charles getting injured before the fight.
Oliveira vs. Makhachev Canceled – Originally planned as an exciting event, UFC 294 took an unexpected turn as Charles Oliveira had to withdraw due to injury. The new main event will see lightweight champion Islam Makhachev take on Alexander Volkanovskiy. Let’s see how fans reacted to this surprising update.
Alexander Volkanovski taking Charles Oliveira’s place in UFC 294
UFC announced that Islam Makhachev will defend his UFC lightweight title in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovskiy at UFC 294. Charles Oliveira was originally scheduled to face Makhachev, but withdrew due to injury. Fan reaction to this news was shocking. One fan replied: “If Volk wins this, he will be the greatest player of all time.”
Here are some other fan reactions:
UFC CEO Dana White reveals the rematch news, and The Overdogs podcast first revealed the news. White explained that Oliveira suffered a severe cut to his eyebrow during the fifth round of sparring on Monday night, forcing him to withdraw from the bout.
During their previous meeting, Makhachev and Volkanovsky engaged in a fierce duel. Makhachev successfully defended his title with a unanimous decision win over Volkanovski.
Despite the tough fight, Volkanovski is gearing up for his next bout on October 21st, the new main event of UFC 294. Volkanovskiy stepped in at short notice and agreed to face Makhachev with just 11 days of preparation. If he wins, he will have a chance to avenge his previous loss to Dagestani at UFC 284 in Australia earlier this year.
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Given the excitement with which this dream match was awaited, the fans’ disappointment with the loss in the anticipated match between Oliveira and Makhachev is palpable.
Meanwhile, fans are looking forward to the fight between Volkanovski and Islam and are curious to see if the Australian fighter will be able to exact his revenge.
