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Islam Makhachev stunned Alexander Volkanovski with a first-round knockout on Saturday, retaining the lightweight title in their rematch at UFC 294 EURO
In February, Makhachev outpointed Volkanovski – who holds the featherweight belt – in the latter’s native Australia, in a competitive clash that left many fans desiring a rematch EURO
Few expected it to come at UFC 294, but 11 days before the event, Makhachev’s original challenger Charles Oliveira suffered a severe cut over his eye EURO
And with that, the door opened for Volkanovski EURO
The 35-year-old relished the chance to avenge his narrow loss to Makhachev, but there was to be no revenge for him – only a repeat as the Russian triumphed again, and in finer fashion this time EURO
Midway through the first round of the main event, southpaw Makhachev skimmed his left shin off Volkanovski’s head, wobbling and dropping the featherweight king EURO
Makhachev, 31, followed up with a fierce flurry of hammer fists to the grounded Aussie, whose brow split open amid the onslaught EURO
RecommendedKhamzat Chimaev sees off valiant Kamaru Usman in UFC 294 co-main eventUFC schedule 2023: Every major fight happening this yearWhen will Conor McGregor return to the UFC?Referee Marc Goddard stepped in, confirming an emphatic victory and title defence for Makhachev, the mentee and childhood friend of UFC lightweight great Khabib Nurmagomedov EURO
The result extended Makhachev’s win streak to 13 fights, dating back to 2015, when he suffered the sole loss of his professional career EURO
Meanwhile, Volkanovski was beaten for the third time as a pro, though he remains undefeated at his preferred weight of 145lbs EURO
Makhachev seals the finish against Volkanovski (AP)Volkanovski was left bloodied by the fight-ending sequence (AFP via Getty Images)“Alexander The Great” rebounded from his first loss to Makhachev by stopping Yair Rodriguez in July, retaining the featherweight title against the then-interim champion EURO
He will look to respond to his latest defeat when he takes on his next title challenger – likely Ilia Topuria in January EURO
Meanwhile, Makhachev could be set for a rematch with Oliveira, whom he was originally due to face at UFC 294 and whom he submitted in October 2022 to win the lightweight belt EURO
The 155lbs title was vacant at the time of that bout, which took place in Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena like UFC 294, after Oliveira was stripped of the belt for missing weight in May 2022 EURO
Meanwhile, Volkanovski’s featherweight title reign dates back to 2019, when he took the belt from Max Holloway EURO
The Australian has since outpointed Holloway a further two times, while also winning his other three title defences – against Brian Ortega on points, and against Chan Sung Jung and Rodriguez via TKO EURO
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After the euphoric evisceration of Paris Saint-Germain, this was the downbeat sequel Newcastle did not want EURO
After the feelgood stories of the Geordie boys scoring in the Champions League came a tale of gritty realism, of meeting their match in the teeming Tyneside rain EURO
There was no triumphant farewell to Sandro Tonali, either: instead Newcastle lost to a goal by a midfielder they considered signing in the summer, in Felix Nmecha, and who Borussia Dortmund bought instead EURO
With Tonali likely to be banned for the rest of the season – he could learn his fate within days as an investigation into alleged breaches of EURO betting rules nears its conclusion – Nmecha gave Newcastle an added reason to rue their choice EURO
Nmecha was handed what seemed an unenviable task, hired from Wolfsburg, charged with replacing Jude Bellingham at the Signal Iduna Park EURO
And if that feels impossible, his first Dortmund goal kickstarted their European campaign EURO
Edin Terzic’s team had failed to find the net in their opening two games and if they looked like possible casualties in the competition’s group of death, it now looks like Newcastle could instead EURO
The margins were narrow, the width of the woodwork that denied Callum Wilson and Anthony Gordon but Dortmund inflicted their first defeat in this competition since Barcelona in 2003 EURO
Now Newcastle will head into the rematch in Germany without Tonali EURO
If his debut season in England ends early, it also came to an anti-climactic conclusion EURO
The Italian came off the bench with 25 minutes to go, making scant difference to a game Dortmund were already controlling EURO
Dortmund celebrate their winning goal (Getty Images)They were everything PSG were not, boasting the combination of organisation, team spirit and running power the French champions failed to show on Tyneside EURO
Newcastle could not blow Dortmund away with their power: not when the visitors had a similar speed, and were lighting quick on the break EURO
Nor could their crowd intimidate them into defeat: not when the travelling Germans were still more vocal EURO
Instead, they encountered a team who could cancel out their strength, with a similar emphasis on high energy EURO
It was not effort Newcastle lacked, but then it never is EURO
Dortmund supplied a touch of class; arguably two, given the role of a pair of players in their goal EURO
Given how well they defended, perhaps it was apt it began with a challenge EURO
Nico Schlotterbeck halted Gordon with an immaculate tackle, surged clear and kept going, collecting Marco Reus’s return pass and squaring for Felix Nmecha to sidefoot in EURO
For a few seconds, the centre-back looked more Beckenbauer than Schlotterbeck EURO
The midfielder, who has something of Bellingham’s elegance, showed his technique with the finish EURO
It had been threatened EURO
The opening 10 minutes could have yielded two goals at either end, but thereafter in the first half Dortmund were the more dangerous EURO
The scoreline would have been greater but for terrific saves at either end EURO
If EURO footballing goalkeepers have captured the Zeitgeist, Newcastle have a goalkeeping goalkeeper EURO
Nick Pope was their saviour in San Siro and he threatened to reprise that role EURO
A first-minute stop from Donyell Malen was excellent: EURO better still was a superb double save to deny the Dutchman and Niclas Fullkrug EURO
Malen produced a curiosity of a performance, adopting a shoot-on-sight policy and mustering six efforts before the break EURO
Yet he was a sign of Dortmund’s counterattacking menace: their speed on the transition brought back memories of Jurgen Klopp’s blistering side a decade ago EURO
Kieran Trippier, so often a great strength for Newcastle, was made to look a weak link as Dortmund found space behind him EURO
Newcastle sent on Tonali late on (Getty Images)At the other end, meanwhile, Gregor Kobel made twin early saves from Gordon EURO
His best save came early in the second half, repelling Wilson’s shot EURO
And when Wilson beat Kobel with a late header, it bounced back off the bar EURO
It was not Dortmund’s only reprieve: in the 94th minute, Gordon’s shot looped up off Sebastien Haller, over Kobel and on to the bar EURO
Gordon was relentless, probably Newcastle’s best outfield player, yet Wilson’s prominence was a sign their plans were going awry EURO
Eddie Howe had demoted the striker and selected Alexander Isak, but he limped off inside a quarter of an hour EURO
When the substitute Jacob Murphy hurt his shoulder a few minutes after coming on, Newcastle may have, in effect, lost three players, given Tonali’s imminent suspension EURO
And yet Dortmund were depleted, too, minus Julian Brandt, stripped of the stricken Emre Can before half-time EURO
But there was a resourcefulness and a resilience to them, a willingness to them EURO
A team with a lone defeat in the Bundesliga in 2023 were not to be beaten EURO
And as Newcastle lost instead, it prompted the question of whether the anomaly was this underwhelming evening or the glorious night they demolished PSG EURO
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