UFC 294 Post-Fight Show | Reaction To Islam Makhachev's Stunning KO, Khamzat Chimaev's Return

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🗓️ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Islam Makhachev got his closure against Alexander Volkanovski, and he did it in incredibly brutal fashion as he knocked the featherweight champion out to cap off UFC 294 and retain his lightweight title. Following a wild UFC pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and Jed Meshew react to Makhachev's incredible performance, his spot in the pound-for-pound discussion, if Justin Gaethje or Charles Oliveira should be next, where Volkanovski goes, and the 145-pound titleholder wanting to turn right around in January to fight Ilia Topuria despite getting finished the way that he did. Additionally, the panel discusses Khamzat Chimaev's majority decision win over Kamaru Usman in the co-main event, if there's more questions than answers following his first bout in 13 months, how a fight with middleweight champ Sean Strickland could go, the wild shenanigans from the referees, the cage side doctor, multiple fighters revealing staph infections, and much more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @ShaunAlShatti Follow Jed Meshew: @JedKMeshew Subscribe to MMA Fighting Check out our full video catalog Like MMA Fighting on Facebook Follow on Twitter Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:05.0	Music
0:17.0	Ladies and gentlemen, those are the victory horns
0:21.0	which you hear after every big event, after every big pay-per-view.
0:26.0	And today, they sound for Islam Makachev still,
0:30.0	the lightweight champion of the world, probably,
0:34.0	and should be on most people's list,
0:36.0	the number one pound-for-pound fighter on planet Earth,
0:39.0	absolutely annihilates Alexander Volkinovsky
0:43.0	with a stunning head kick, a barrage of ground-and-pounds,
0:47.0	and Islam Makachev needed less than five minutes
0:50.0	to get the job done this time.
0:52.0	How do you spell closure?
0:54.0	I-S-L-A-M. He got his closure.
0:58.0	The rivalry is over. Islam Makachev still,
1:01.0	the lightweight champion of the world following a chaotic
1:05.0	and mayhem-filled UFC 2.94 event in Abu Dhabi
1:10.0	as you welcome you to the UFC 2.94 post-flight show
1:14.0	here at NMFighting.com. I am Mike Heck being joined
1:17.0	by my fellow Baldi, the Wise Word Smith,
1:20.0	Diamondbacks fan, and a man who will probably
1:24.0	have a lot to say about what transpired today
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