UFC 284 LIVE: Volkanovski vs Makhachev stream, latest updates and result tonight

Re-live all the action after featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski challenged lightweight title holder Islam Makhachev, and Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett clashed for interim gold

Alex Volkanovski previews his UFC 284 title fight with Islam Makhachev

Alexander Volkanovski came up agonisingly short in his bid to become a dual-weight champion at UFC 284, suffering a narrow decision loss to Islam Makhachev on Saturday.

Australian Volkanovski entered and exited the RAC Arena in Perth as featherweight champion, but the lightweight title eluded him as 155lbs champion Makhachev secured a unanimous-decision win in enemy territory.

Volkanovski had promised to disprove doubters who had claimed he was too small to compete with Makhachev, and the 34-year-old did just that, standing almost every time he was taken down – as he had said he would – reversing grappling positions along the fence, and twice dropping the Russian with punches. Makhachev also fought an impressive fight, however, securing some clinical takedowns and dropping Volkanovski to a knee at one point and wobbling the Australian with strikes elsewhere.

Many present in the arena felt that Volkanovski had done enough to dethrone Makhachev, but the scorecards read 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 in the Russian’s favour. In fact, Makhachev will have likely dethroned Volkanovski as the UFC’s pound-for-pound No 1 fighter come Monday morning, having entered UFC 284 at No 2.

In the co-main event, Yair Rodriguez claimed the interim featherweight title with a second-round submission of Josh Emmett, establishing himself as the next challenger to Volkanovski at 145lbs. Re-live updates and see results from the UFC 284 main card and prelims, below.

UFC 284 LIVE

• Makhachev (C) def. Volkanovski via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
• Rodriguez def. Emmett via second-round submission (triangle choke, 4:19)
• Della Maddalena def. Brown via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 2:13)
• Tafa def. Porter via first-round knockout (1:06)
• Crute vs Menifield ends as majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
• Plus prelim updates and results

[12 February 2023 02:51 · Alex Pattle]

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Pedro vs Bukauskas – Round 2

Bukauskas catches Pedro on the end of a left hook, and the latter decides to grapple the Lithuanian against the fence.

Bukauskas reverses the position and almost tags Pedro with a hook as the pair separate and move into space.

Pedro is struggling for activity here.

[12 February 2023 02:49 · Alex Pattle]

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Pedro vs Bukauskas – Round 2

Between rounds, Pedro’s team call for feints into calf kicks, and the Australian obliges early in Round 2.

A bit of inactivity from the fighters otherwise, however, and the crowd becomes a little restless.

Pedro lands an accidental low blow with a front kick as Bukauskas steps forward, and the Lithuanian drops to his knees in pain! We’ll have a brief pause here.

[12 February 2023 02:45 · Alex Pattle]

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Pedro vs Bukauskas – Round 1

A scramble ensues, in which Pedro tries for a couple of submissions, including a guillotine...

Bukauskas is able to wriggle free, and Pedro eventually stands. Bukauskas follows suit.

Both light-heavyweights seem to land left hooks simultaneously. Another body kick connects for Pedro, who is already breathing heavily.

Finally Bukauskas lands one of those spinning back kicks, finding the chest of his opponent before scoring with a solid punch in the final few seconds of the round.

[12 February 2023 02:42 · Alex Pattle]

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Pedro vs Bukauskas – Round 1

Bukauskas misses with a wheel kick in the opening few seconds!

He hammers a low kick into the outside of Pedro’s lead leg, though. Still the Australian comes forward.

Bukauskas switches into a southpaw stance, before going orthodox again and catching Pedro with a left hook.

Again Bukauskas just misses with a spinning kick attempt. Pedro backs him up then launches a heavy body kick into the Lithuanian’s ribs!

Pedro then grabs Bukauskas against the fence and takes him down, before moving into side control.

[12 February 2023 02:39 · Alex Pattle]

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Here we go! The final prelim fight of the evening is under way.

[12 February 2023 02:37 · Alex Pattle]

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Bukauskas is actually stepping in on short notice, and doing so in enemy territory of course.

[12 February 2023 02:36 · Alex Pattle]

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Bukauskas is out first, followed by a singing and dancing Pedro.

[12 February 2023 02:33 · Alex Pattle]

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Australian Pedro went 2-0 in 2022, winning both of his bouts via first-round knockout.

[12 February 2023 02:29 · Alex Pattle]

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Bukauskas is back in the UFC for this bout after almost 18 months away – a period in which he fought in Cage Warriors twice.

The Lithuanian won both of those Cage Warriors contests to respond well to his preceding three-fight losing streak in the UFC.

[12 February 2023 02:27 · Alex Pattle]

UFC 284 LIVE