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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to pay-per-view this past weekend with UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with a champion vs. champion main event.
In the main event, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev returned to action to put his title on the line in a rematch with featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski.
Volkanovski was looking for revenge after dropping a decision to Makhachev in their first bout, while the Dagestani fighter wanted to make a statement. When it was all said and done, it was Makhachev who got his wish with an emphatic knockout victory just three minutes into the fight. Makhachev caught Volkanovski with an incredible headkick before delivering some brutal ground-and-pound until referee Marc Goddard jumped in to call an end to the fight.
ISLAM MAKHACHEV JUST KNOCKED OUT ALEX VOLKANOVSKI 😱😱 #UFC294 pic.twitter.com/g4bsINLcKM
— UFC (@ufc) October 21, 2023
In the co-main event, Khamzat Chimaev made his highly-anticipated return to take on former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a middleweight bout.
Chimaev was able to use his dominant grappling to overwhelm Usman en route to a majority decision win.
After the event was over, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses went to Makhachev, Muhammad Mokaev, Ikram Aliskerov, and Said Nurmagomedov.
If you missed out on Saturday’s action, we have you covered.
A full look at the UFC 294 results can be seen below.
UFC 294 Results
- Islam Makhachev def. Alexander Volkanovski via knockout (head kick, punches) – Round 1, 3:06
- Khamzat Chimaev def. Kamaru Usman via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker declared no contest (accidental illegal blow) – Round 1, 3:13
- Ikram Aliskerov def. Warlley Alves via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:07
- Said Nurmagomedov def. Muin Gafurov via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:13
- Muhammad Mokaev def. Tim Elliott via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:03
- Trevor Peek def. Mohammad Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 30-27)
- Javid Basharat vs. Victor Henry declared no contest (accidental groin strike by Basharat) – Round 2, 0:15
- Sedriques Dumas def. Abu Azaitar via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Mike Breeden def. Anshul Jubli via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 3:00
- Muhammad Naimov def. Nathaniel Wood via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Viktoriia Dudakova def. Jinh Yu Frey via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Shara Magomedov def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 30-27)