UFC President, Dana White, commented on the words of Islam Makhachev, who in a recent interview suggested that the organization did not promote his fight against Alexander Volkanovski enough.
“That’s not true,” White was quoted as saying by MMA Fighting. “First, I spoke with Islam. Second, who interviewed him? Who translated it? I mean, the guy speaks Russian, so it might have been taken out of context.”
“Besides, he lives in Dagestan. What does he know about what is being done to promote the fight? He doesn’t know anything. It will be one of the five greatest events of all time. The arena is already sold out, right? If you want to buy a ticket in Perth now, you won’t be able to.”
“It’s on track to be the biggest numbered tournament in Australia and is currently about six percent behind McGregor vs Poirier’s third fight in pay-per-view sales. We will probably break the record. So when someone says that the fight was not promoted, it’s just ridiculous. This is what we call internet bullshit.”
Recall that the title superfight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski, in which the Russian will defend the UFC lightweight championship belt, will head the UFC 284 tournament in Perth on February 11, and the Australian, who owns the featherweight title, will put the title of the best fighter of the organization on the line regardless of weight.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30724-prezident-ufc-otvetil-na-pretenzii-islama-makhacheva.html?rand=19907
