Ali Abdelaziz describes how UFC 294 was reshuffled on short notice | ESPN MMA
- Posted by renan on Oct 14, 2023
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ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto speaks with Ali Abdelaziz about the shakeup to the top two fights at UFC 294, with Charles Oliveira pulling out due to injury and Islam Makhachev now rematching Alexander Volkanvoski in the main event. They also discuss how the negotiations took place for Kamaru Usman to replace Paulo Costa against Khamzat Chimaev.
0:00 Intro
0:40 Shakeup to UFC 294 main event
4:20 Usman replacing Costa
9:25 Timeline of fights getting announced
11:16 Justin Gaethje’s future
13:24 Who will be is Usman’s corner?
14:46 Thoughts on USADA
17:19 What’s next for Belal Muhammad?
19:22 Latest on Umar Nurmagomedov
20:58 Usman Nurmagomedov in Bellator
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