I was enjoying the sun, had a couple of drinks and eating very well. “I was on a little holiday with the family, and I was enjoying it. “Obviously I was holding a lot of water,” Volkanovski told TNT Sports. It means that he has had to undergo a dramatic drop in weight to make the cut to fight on just 12 days’ notice. The 35-year-old Australian only found out two weeks ago that he was taking to the ring again to face Makhachev after the Russian’s original opponent, Charles Oliveira, pulled out through injury. The pair will face off in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, October 21 the second time they have done so after Makhachev beat Volkanovski at UFC 284 in February this year for the UFC lightweight championship belt. Alexander Volkanovski says he lost 26.5lbs in 11 days ahead of his highly-anticipated UFC lightweight title rematch against Islam Makhachev at UFC 294.
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