Daniel Cormier believes Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski will hold up their divisions if they run things back, and the UFC Hall of Famer isn’t a big fan of that.
Featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) proposed a rematch to lightweight champ Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) after taking him to the brink in their title fight at UFC 284. Makhachev edged out Volkanovski in a decision win in a fight Volkanovski thought he won.
Immediately afterward, Volkanovski suggested they rematch later this year in Abu Dhabi. But with Yair Rodriguez crowned interim featherweight champion at UFC 284 and Beneil Dariush scheduled to face Charles Oliveira at UFC 288 on May 6, Cormier would like to see Makhachev and Volkanovski focus on their own divisions.