UFC 294 will feature a different lightweight title rematch than previously planned.
Out is Charles Oliveira, the former champ who was set to face Islam Makhachev to reclaim the belt he lost nearly a year ago. In is UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski, who will once again challenge Makhachev for his belt and try to avenge the only loss of his UFC career.and explained that Oliveira had sustained a cut in his eyebrow that would have made going forward unfeasible.
"Round 5 of sparring last night, before he's supposed to jump on a plane today, splits his eyebrow wide open. Had it stitched up last night. Obviously can't fly out here with that. "They didn't call us. We would have had him go to a plastic surgeon. They would have sewed it from the inside-out, get that thing done the right way. These guys never call us like they should when something happens. They call us after they get it stitched up. On the flip side, too, I could see him not wanting to risk it, getting a shot like this.
This is a brutal development for Oliveira, who officially lost his belt a year and a half ago when he missed weight in a title defense against Justin Gaethje. After dominating Gaethje, Oliveira faced Makhachev for a chance to win the vacant belt and got stone-walled,Study: ‘Seattle quite unsafe for its residents,’ Tacoma even lower
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