UFC 284 Makhachev vs Volkanovski is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC 284 live that will take place on February 12, 2023, at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
The event will mark the promotion's 16th overall trip to Australia, returning to the country for the first time since UFC 243 in Melbourne in October 2019. A UFC Lightweight Championship UFC 284 live online bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and current UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski is expected to headline the event.
This will be the eighth time in UFC history that champions in different divisions will fight for the same title, following UFC 94, UFC 205, UFC 226, UFC 232, UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw, UFC 259, and UFC 277. If successful, Volkanovski will become the fourth man to be champion UFC 284 live stream in two divisions simultaneously and fifth fighter overall (after Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Daniel Cormier at UFC 226, Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 and UFC 277, and Henry Cejudo at UFC 238), as well as the eighth person overall to win a title in different divisions.
UFC 284 Quick Card
Islam Makhachev vs A. Volkanovski
Yair Rodriguez vs Josh Emmett
Justin Tafa vs Parker Porter
Jimmy Crute vs Alonzo Menifield
Randy Brown vs J. Maddalena
Jack Jenkins vs Don Shainis
Joshua Culibao vs M. Baghdasaryan
K. Rodrigues vs Shannon Ross
Loma Lookboonmee vs Elise Reed
Blake Bilder vs Shane Young
Jamie Mullarkey vs Francisco Prado
Zubaira Tukhugov vs Elves Brenner
Tyson Pedro vs M. Bukauskas
An interim UFC Featherweight Championship bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Josh Emmett is expected to take place at the event. A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and former title challenger Paulo Costa was linked to this event. However, UFC 284 live streaming Costa disputed the official announcement by the promotion indicating he had never signed a contract and the fight would not take place. The pair was previously expected to headline UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum in April 2021, but Costa withdrew due to illness.
A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challengers Alex Perez and Kai Kara-France (the latter for the interim title) was scheduled for this event. They were once booked for an event at San Diego on May 16, 2020, but the card was moved to a different location due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the bout eventually never took place. In turn, the bout was canceled in late December as Kara-France watch UFC 284 live suffered an undisclosed injury. Perez is now expected to face former Rizin Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape at UFC on ESPN 43 on March 25. A women's strawweight bout between Loma Lookboonmee and Elise Reed was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak. However, the pair was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.
A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Jamie Mullarkey was expected to take place at the event. However, Haqparast withdrew due to undisclosed reasons UFC 284 live on tv and was replaced by promotional newcomer Francisco Prado. A lightweight bout between Joel Álvarez and Zubaira Tukhugov was scheduled for the event. However, Alvarez withrew from the event for undisclosed reasons and he was replace by promotional newcomer Elves Brenner.
A heavyweight bout between promotional newcomer Junior Tafa and Austen Lane was scheduled for this event.However, Lane withdrew due to undisclosed reasons and UFC 284 live on tv Channel was replaced by Waldo Cortes-Acosta. A light Heavyweight bout between Tyson Pedro and Zhang Mingyang was expected to take place at the event. However, Mingyang withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Modestas Bukauskas.
The event will mark the promotion's 16th overall trip to Australia, returning to the country for the first time since UFC 243 in Melbourne in October 2019. A UFC Lightweight Championship UFC 284 live online bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and current UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski is expected to headline the event.
This will be the eighth time in UFC history that champions in different divisions will fight for the same title, following UFC 94, UFC 205, UFC 226, UFC 232, UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw, UFC 259, and UFC 277. If successful, Volkanovski will become the fourth man to be champion UFC 284 live stream in two divisions simultaneously and fifth fighter overall (after Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Daniel Cormier at UFC 226, Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 and UFC 277, and Henry Cejudo at UFC 238), as well as the eighth person overall to win a title in different divisions.
UFC 284 Quick Card
Islam Makhachev vs A. Volkanovski
Yair Rodriguez vs Josh Emmett
Justin Tafa vs Parker Porter
Jimmy Crute vs Alonzo Menifield
Randy Brown vs J. Maddalena
Jack Jenkins vs Don Shainis
Joshua Culibao vs M. Baghdasaryan
K. Rodrigues vs Shannon Ross
Loma Lookboonmee vs Elise Reed
Blake Bilder vs Shane Young
Jamie Mullarkey vs Francisco Prado
Zubaira Tukhugov vs Elves Brenner
Tyson Pedro vs M. Bukauskas
An interim UFC Featherweight Championship bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner Yair Rodríguez and Josh Emmett is expected to take place at the event. A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and former title challenger Paulo Costa was linked to this event. However, UFC 284 live streaming Costa disputed the official announcement by the promotion indicating he had never signed a contract and the fight would not take place. The pair was previously expected to headline UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum in April 2021, but Costa withdrew due to illness.
A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challengers Alex Perez and Kai Kara-France (the latter for the interim title) was scheduled for this event. They were once booked for an event at San Diego on May 16, 2020, but the card was moved to a different location due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the bout eventually never took place. In turn, the bout was canceled in late December as Kara-France watch UFC 284 live suffered an undisclosed injury. Perez is now expected to face former Rizin Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape at UFC on ESPN 43 on March 25. A women's strawweight bout between Loma Lookboonmee and Elise Reed was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak. However, the pair was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.
A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Jamie Mullarkey was expected to take place at the event. However, Haqparast withdrew due to undisclosed reasons UFC 284 live on tv and was replaced by promotional newcomer Francisco Prado. A lightweight bout between Joel Álvarez and Zubaira Tukhugov was scheduled for the event. However, Alvarez withrew from the event for undisclosed reasons and he was replace by promotional newcomer Elves Brenner.
A heavyweight bout between promotional newcomer Junior Tafa and Austen Lane was scheduled for this event.However, Lane withdrew due to undisclosed reasons and UFC 284 live on tv Channel was replaced by Waldo Cortes-Acosta. A light Heavyweight bout between Tyson Pedro and Zhang Mingyang was expected to take place at the event. However, Mingyang withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Modestas Bukauskas.