Alexander Volkanovski thinks Islam Makhachev has shown a "weak" mindset by criticising his desire to become a two-weight UFC champion.
Featherweight champion Volkanovski moves up to lightweight for the first time in his UFC career when he faces the division's undisputed champion Makhachev in the main event of UFC 284 this weekend. Makhachev has warned Volkanovski that he is making a mistake by leaving his division, predicting the Australian will be too small for the 155lb weight class.
The comments have frustrated Volkanovski as he said of Makhachev: “He’ll sit there and say I’m crazy for stepping up and all that, I think that’s weak looking at it that way. You should challenge yourself. You should put yourself in these positions. Don’t look at what might happen if things go wrong — let’s look at what happens if things go right. Sunday, it’s going to go right and I’m going to be champ-champ.”
