This is a huge event for the UFC. It takes place in Perth, Australia, and features a title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev. The event will be held at the RAC Arena.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Makhachev challenged Volkanovski to a title fight following UFC 280. The Australian is regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the division and the promotion has listed the event as the P4P No. 1 vs. 2.
Due to Volkanovski’s move to lightweight, a new champion will be crowned at 145 pounds. In the main event, Yair Rodriguez will challenge for the interim title against Josh Emmett. Rodriguez is a highly-skilled striker who got a knockout victory over Brian Ortega. Emmett, on the other hand, is a versatile fighter who has worked his way into contention with a variety of striking skills.
Islam Makhachev Record And Bio :
- Date of birth: October 27, 1991
- Height: 5′ 10″
- Reach: 70″
- Total fights: 24
- Record: 23-1-0
Alexander Volkanovski Record And Bio :
- Nationality: Australian
- Date of birth: September 29, 1988
- Height: 5′ 6″
- Reach: 71″
- Total fights: 26
- Record: 25-1-0
UFC 284 Fight Card :
Main Card
- Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski; For Makhachev’s UFC Lightweight title
- Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett; For the interim UFC Featherweight title
- Jack Della Maddalena vs. Randy Brown; Welterweight
- Justin Tafa vs. Parker Porter; Heavyweight
- Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield; Light heavyweight
Prelims
- Tyson Pedro vs. Modestas Bukauskas; Light heavyweight
- Joshua Culibao vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan; Featherweight
- Shannon Ross vs. Kleydson Rodrigues; Flyweight
- Jamie Mullarkey vs. Francisco Prado; Lightweight
Early prelims
- Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis; Featherweight
- Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed; Women’s strawweight
- Shane Young vs. Blake Bilder; Featherweight
- Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Elves Brenner; Lightweight
UFC 284 Fight Info :
- Date: Saturday, February 11
- Time: 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT
- Main event cagewalks (approx): 1 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. GMT
- TV : U.S.: ESPN+ PPV UK: BT Sport Germany, Austria: DAZN Italy: DAZN
- Place : The fight will take place at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
