UFC 294 Preview Show | Can Alexander Volkanovski, Kamaru Usman Shock Islam Makhachev, Khamzat Chimaev?

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 94 minutes

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UFC 294 will be headlined by a rematch of arguably the best fight of 2023 for the lightweight title between Islam Makhachev and featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski. With Volkanovski stepping in on 12 days' notice, will he be able to avenge to sole loss of his UFC career? MMA Fighting's Mike Heck, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and Alexander K. Lee preview the second meeting between the pound-for-pound greats, what a win for both guys mean, and predictions for who leaves Abu Dhabi with the 155-pound title. Additionally, they'll discuss the intriguing middleweight co-main event between former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman and the returning Khamzat Chimaev, other interesting storylines for Saturday's early slate of fights, and more. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Follow Shaun Al-Shatti: @ShaunAlShatti Follow Alexander K. Lee: @AlexanderKLee 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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1:29.0	heading into the main card, hashtag, early day MMA, and as you can see in the poster, a
1:34.2	couple of fascinating gods that came together.
1:37.1	On less than two weeks notice, we get the rematch of the fight of the year so far is a
1:41.0	mock-a-chup for Sasha to vote enough to do, and we got Hobbs on Chimaya for turning to
1:45.8	the octagon to face the former Welterweight Champion, Kamar Usman, what a world we live
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