After seeing Alexander Volkanovski lose to Islam Makhachev by knockout, many have questioned Volkanovski’s decision to take the rematch on short notice.
Volkanovski accepted to fill in for an injured Charles Oliveira and take on Makhachev in a rematch on less than two weeks’ notice in the main event of UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. Yet, despite the criticism by many, fellow UFC featherweight Diego Lopes thinks Volkanovski made the correct call.
“I don’t think it was a mistake since the first time was very close,” Lopes told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “The first fight was very close and a lot of people saw Volkanovski winning and other people saw Makhachev winning. The confidence that Volkanovski had taking this fight was very high. I think I would’ve done the same.
