Champion vs Champion headlines 284, as Volkanovski moves up to try and win the lightweight belt from Makhachev. Volkanovski seems to concede he'll be taken down, but he doesn't concede that he'll be held down. The way he envisions it getting is back up when taken down, and then outstriking his opponent. So in Volkanovski's mind, he feels that Makhachev is underestimating his wrestling and grappling, which could be true, but by the same token, it is possible that Volkanovski is underestimating Makhachev's striking; he did drop Oliveira and then get the choke to win the belt. But it could play out sort of like how Volkanovski envisions it, somewhat of a striking vs wrestler type of fight. So can see this going the distance, and it may really just depend on how the judges score the grappling of Makachev vs the striking of Volkanovski. Will lean towards Makachev winning by decision because he's the one who will dictate how this fight goes and Volkanovski is the one who will hav