Alexander Volkanovski could become UFC featherweight champion again without beating the man who took the title from him.

If anybody can beat Islam Makhachev, it's Ilia Topuria— that's according to Alexander Volkanovski, who has fought both UFC ...

Chael Sonnen doesn’t think it’s fair to put UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in the same predicament again.

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Alexander Volkanovski ... first against Islam Makhachev and last against Ilia Topuria. With Topuria now vacating the main card title at UFC 314 to move up in weight, Diego Lopes steps in to ...

With former champion Alexander Volkanovski set to face Diego Lopes ... are we looking at an Ilia Topuria vs. Islam Makhachev fight later this year? Okamoto: That's the million-dollar question ...

Dricus du Plessis and Islam Makhachev vs. Ilia Topuria might happen on the same card. Chimaev’s friend ... at the highest level against names like Volkanovski, Oliveira, and Makhachev.

Rebilas/Imagn Images), Dana White(Photo by Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images), and Alexander Volkanovski(Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images) The UFC 314 cards ... to face Islam Makhachev for ...

Ilia Topuria recently vacated his featherweight belt to pursue a potential fight with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev ... Alexander Volkanovski famously got knocked out by Topuria when ...

The main event for the night was a lightweight title bout between the current champion, Islam Makhachev, and the featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski ... The main card also had other ...