The highly anticipated fight between UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and the featherweight ruler Alexander Volkanovski has a date.
Makhachev’s lightweight belt will be put on the line on February 11 2023 when UFC 284 is scheduled to take place in Perth, Australia, which is Volkanovski’s home country. It is the first time the UFC has booked a fight between two active champions, excluding interim champions, since March 2021.
Makhachev and Volkanovski squared off immediately following Makhachev’s title win over Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 last month in Abu Dhabi.
Volkanovski was Plan B for that fight in case Islam or Charles got injured or there were weight difficulties.