UFC: Islam Makhachev has accused Alexander Volkanovski for only fighting for the money when the two face off at UFC 294.
Alexander Volkanovski walked on stage here in Abu Dhabi wearing a black t-shirt covered in growling dogs and a schmick gold necklace referencing the same.But isn’t that the greatest thing about Australia’s cage fighting king?Which is why, halfway through this press conference to sell a UFC 294 headliner he’s taken on 11 days notice – and with the odds stacked high against him -- Volk suddenly flipped over that large, gold pendant which dangles often on his chest for major sponsor, Prime.
Which may have been the most apt moment in a press conference where these two UFC champions jawed over everything from paycheques and rehydration clauses to exactly who was knocking who out.“They’re all on my side now,” Makhachev said, referencing a press conference crowd that were his from the back rafters right down to social media personality Hasbulla perched up front row.
Specifically, that Makhachev will have up to 10 hours more to refuel in Abu Dhabi than he did in Australia because of differing commission rules.
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