The strongest league in the world has officially announced a numbered event, in which Islam Makhachev will hold another defense of the UFC lightweight championship belt.
On the eve of the Russian fighter, with reference to the management of the promotion, announced that his return to the octagon will take place in the fall in Abu Dhabi, and today it became known that the organization will return to the capital of the United Arab Emirates on October 21 with the UFC 294 tournament.
At the moment, none of the fights of the event has been officially announced, but Makhachev believes that the main candidate for the fight with him is the winner of the fight between Charles Oliveira and Benil Dariush, who will meet on May 6 at UFC 288 in Newark.
Islam Makhachev, 31, made his first successful title defense last month, defeating Australian Alexander Volkanovski via unanimous decision at UFC 284 in Perth.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/31043-stala-izvestna-tochnaya-data-sleduyushchego-boya-islama-makhacheva.html?rand=19907
