UFC President Dana White answered a question about when the next fight will be announced for reigning UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who plans to return to the octagon on October 21 at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi.
“Very soon I will announce the fights of the UFC 294 tournament,” White said at a press conference in Las Vegas. “We do not give any information on Abu Dhabi, because that side wants to do it at the same time as us. We will make an official announcement regarding this card very soon.”
Earlier, the most likely opponent of the Russian, Charles Oliveira, announced that he was not going to fight Islam Makhachev in October, asking to postpone the title fight to November or December.
Other candidates for the fight with the Russian are the reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who unified the titles at UFC 290 against Yair Rodriguez, as well as the winner of the fight between Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje, which will take place on July 29 at UFC 291 in Salt Lake. -City.
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