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UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev will defend the gold this Saturday Night against UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 284.
Makhachev recently criticized the way that the event has been promoted, but UFC President Dana White says the fighter’s comments were taken out of context.
“Yeah, that’s not true,” White said on The Jim Rome Show (transcript via MMA Fighting). “First of all, I’ve talked to Islam. First of all, who interviewed him? Who translated for him? I mean, the guy speaks Russian. Taken out of context. First of all, he lives in Dagestan. What does he know about what’s going on for the promotion of the fight? He doesn’t know anything. It’s going to be one of the top-five biggest fights of all-time. First of all, the event sold out. Right? You couldn’t get a ticket if you wanted to get a ticket in Perth. And this thing is trending right now to be the biggest pay-per-view event in Australia, which, it’s like six percent behind the Conor McGregor [vs. Dustin] Poirier 3 fight. It’s probably going to break the record. So to say that the fight hasn’t been [promoted], that’s just ridiculous. That’s what you call some internet BS.”
The UFC Lightweight Title won’t be the only title on the line this weekend at UFC 284, as Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett will fight for the vacant UFC Interim Featherweight Title in the co-main event.
