UFC 294 Review: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2

POST Wrestling

After Shows, Wrestling, Sports, Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Phil Chertok and Eric Marcotte are back to review UFC 294 from Abu Dhabi featuring the rematch between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight title.

UFC 294

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Etihad Arena

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

MAIN CARD

UFC Lightweight Championship: Islam Makhachev (c) vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Middleweight: Kamaru Usman vs. Khamzat Chimaev

Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker

Middleweight: Ikram Aliskerov vs. Warlley Alves

Bantamweight: Said Nurmagomedov vs. Muin Gafurov

PRELIMINARY CARD

Flyweight: Tim Elliott vs. Muhammad Mokaev

Lightweight: Mohammad Yahya vs. Trevor Peek

Bantamweight: Javid Basharat vs. Victor Henry

Middleweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Sedriques Dumas

Catchweight (159.5 lb): Mike Breeden vs. Anshul Jubli

Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Muhammad Naimov

Catchweight (116.6 lb): Victoria Dudakova vs. Jinh Yu Frey

Middleweight: Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Bruno Silva

Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe

Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com

Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com

Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord

Merch: https://store.postwrestling.com

Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestling

Our Sponsors:
* Check out TickPick: https://www.tickpick.com/
* Check out eBay: https://www.ebay.com

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Good morning everybody. We are live from the Big Phil Palace in Aurora, Ontario.
0:06.5	I am your host filling in for one John Pollock, I am the Big Phil Combe, Phil Chertock, joined as always by the one, the only, the Sultan of Sudbury, the Emperor of Elden Ring, one Eric Marcotte.
0:21.4	Eric, how are you doing on this Sunday morning?
0:24.0	Wow, that was a hell of an intro, Phil. I'm doing fine.
0:28.0	Glad to have you back. It's been, why, it's been five months, which is, is you know pretty much the turnaround between
0:33.3	fights for fighters so I think you're you're officially on the MMA schedule you
0:37.8	show up once every five months you get your big win in and then we see it down the line when you're ready for another one.
0:44.4	Well, you know, I've learned that you need to have a good negotiation period.
0:50.9	You can't just be taking fights every single month. I mean it doesn't work out with
0:56.0	those quick turnarounds. You know? At first it's okay, but then it comes to bite you in the ass.
1:04.0	So we're here to talk about UFC 294,
1:07.7	which went down yesterday from Abu Dhabi
1:11.6	in the United Arab Emirates, the Edithad Arena.
1:15.6	A lot of changes in the last two weeks to this card.
1:20.3	Originally, the main event was supposed to be Islam Machiave versus Charles Olivera, a rematch for the lightweight title.
1:29.0	Instead, we got Alexander Volcanovovsky versus Islam Makachev.
1:34.0	Another rematch from a great fight from earlier this year.
1:38.0	And then the co-main event also saw a change as Camaro Usman stepped in on short notice to take on Hamzat Chamayev with the original
1:47.8	opponent, Palocosta, having to be pulled from the fight.
1:52.1	So before we get into the action, Eric,
1:55.6	just wanted to get your thoughts on the changes
1:58.2	that occurred to this card.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from POST Wrestling, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of POST Wrestling and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.