UFC 284’s champ vs. champ headliner did not disappoint.
The promotion saw seven out of the card’s 13 fights go the distance
on Saturday night. Out of the six finishes, it was Yair
Rodriguez’s triangle choke to win the UFC interim featherweight
championship, as well as Jack
Della Maddalena’s stunning first-round finish over Randy Brown
that were awarded the promotion’s traditional $50,000 bonuses.
Meanwhile, the event’s headliner, which saw Alexander
Volkanovski and Islam
Makhachev, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s No. 1 and No. 2
pound-for-pound fighters respectively, compete in a legitimate
superfight in Perth, Australia, was awarded “Fight of the
Night.”
The bout saw Makhachev in unfamiliar territory, as Volkanovksi was
able to counter his wrestling more than anyone in recent memory. By
the end of the contest, it was Makhachev who took home the
unanimous decision victory (48-47, 48-47, 49-46).