UFC 284 live results: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski, emanating from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

The Octagon is back in Australia for the first time since October 2019 with a big card featuring two title fights, including a native Australian looking to become a double champion and establish himself as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world.

UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev makes his first title defense against UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event, which is a battle between the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC. Makhachev, who is #2 in the P4P rankings, won the lightweight title when he submitted Charles Oliveira in October at UFC 280. Volkanovski moves up looking to secure his second championship and keep his top spot in the P4P rankings in front of a raucous crowd that will be behind him.

In the co-main event, we have an interim title up for grabs as Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett will compete for the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship. Both are on impressive runs in the division. Rodriguez is coming off a win over Brian Ortega in July, while Emmett is riding a five-fight win streak.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between rising prospects Jack Della Maddalena and Randy Brown, a heavyweight bout pitting Justin Tafa against Parker Porter, and an exciting light heavyweight bout between Jimmy Crute and Alonzo Menifield.

Follow along with our live coverage of the event beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern time with preliminary action all the way through the main card.

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> Lightweights*- Zubaira Tukhugov (20-5-1, 5-2-1 UFC) vs. Elves Brener (13-3, 0-0 UFC)

*Tukhugov missed weight by 1.5 pounds

Brener with a leg kick. Tukhugov lands a jab. Brener with an inside leg kick. He lands another leg kick. Tukhugov lands a right hand. Brener with a knee and Tukhugov lands a right hand in return. Tukhugov lands a left hand and then lands a right hand. Tukhugov lands a solid left hook and follows it with a right. Brener with a couple of leg kicks. Brener with some leg kicks. Tukhugov has a cut open. Tukhugov lands a few punches. Tukhugov pressing forward and lands a left hand. Tukhugov with a right hand. 10-9 Tukhugov.

Tukhugov lands a left hook. Brener lands a left hand. Both land in close range. Tukhugov coming forward and landing better. Tukhugov with a combination and then lands a big right hand. Tukhugov continuing to press forward and is landing with slightly more volume in this round. Tukhugov lands a right hand as Brener misses a left hook. Tukhugov’s cut is bleeding more but not affecting him too much. Tukhugov lands a left hook. Brener lands a spin kick at the end. 10-9 Tukhugov, 20-18 Tukhugov.

Tukhugov with a leg kick. Tukhugov lands a nice combo. Brener lands a jab. Brener with a high kick. Tukhugov pushes Brener towards the fence and looks for a level change. They separate and Brener lands a spinning back fist. Brener with a leg kick and Tukhugov goes back for the takedown attempt. They separate and both land. Tukhugov goes for a takedown and Brener defending by landing some elbows. They break and Brener on the attack. Brener with a body kick then a high kick. 10-9 Tukhugov, 30-27 Tukhugov.

Official Result- Elves Brener def. Zubaira Tukhugov by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

> Featherweights- Shane Young (12-6, 2-3 UFC) vs. Blake Bilder (7-0-1, 0-0 UFC)

Bilder with a leg kick. Bilder with an inside leg kick. Young lands the jab. They trade jabs. Young lands a left hook. Young with a leg kick. Bilder scores a takedown and is in the half-guard of Young. Bilder with some good work landing from the top but Young is able to scramble up. Bilder lands some punches and a kick as Young got up. 10-9 Bilder.

Bilder with a left hand then a leg kick. They trade punches inside the pocket. Young lands the jab as Bilder lands a leg kick. Bilder lands a left hand. Young with a leg kick. Young lands a right hand. Bilder lands a jab after a low kick. Bilder looks for a takedown and lands a knee but Young switches and scores a brief takedown and they quickly stand. Bilder lands a jab and leg kick. Young with a combo against the cage and then lands a right hand. Young lands another right hand. They trade leg kicks. 10-9 Young, 19-19.

They trade left hooks. Bilder with a high kick. Young lands a right hand then sprawls on a takedown attempt from Bilder. Bilder lands a solid jab. Bilder with a leg kick and then an outside leg kick. They trade in close range and Bilder with an inside leg kick. Young with a combo. Bilder with a series of punches. They both land left hands. Bilder picking up the pace. Bilder with a quick combo. Bilder lands a huge right hand. Bilder tries a takedown but Young defends. Young lands a combo. Young with a jab. Young tries a late takedown after Bilder lands. 10-9 Bilder, 29-28 Bilder.

Official Result- Blake Bilder def. Shane Young by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Strawweights- Loma Lookboonmee (7-3, 4-2 UFC) vs. Elise Reed (6-2, 2-2 UFC)

Lookboonmee with a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Lookboonmee with a leg kick. She lands a body kick. Reed with a leg kick. Lookboonmee with a hard leg kick. Lookboonmee lands a right hand as Reed was coming forward. Lookboonmee with a body kick. They tie up and both land as it gets pushed against the fence. Reed lands a knee in the clinch. Lookboonmee gets a takedown and Reed is bleeding from her nose. Reed is able to reverse and scramble to the top and is now in the half-guard. Reed landing from the top. Reed gets the back and both are landing punches. 10-9 Reed.

Lookboonmee gets a big slam takedown early in the second and has the back of Reed. Lookboonmee looking for the rear-naked choke and has it in deep and Reed taps! Big submission win for Lookboonmee.

Official Result- Loma Lookboonmee def. Elise Reed by submission (rear-naked choke) at :44 of Round 2

> Featherweights- Jack Jenkins (10-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Don Shainis (12-4, 0-1 UFC)

Shainis pushes it against the fence as Jenkins lands some knees. Shainis lands some knees and lands one to the groin of Jenkins and we have a timeout. They get back to action and Shainis looks for the takedown but Jenkins defends and lands a knee. Jenkins with a leg kick. Jenkins with a combo then a leg kick. Shainis with an inside leg kick. He shoots for a takedown but Jenkins defends and Jenkins lands a big head kick. Jenkins with a heavy leg kick. He lands another. Shainis lands a nice combo. Jenkins lands the jab. Jenkins with a right hand. Shainis with a hard leg kick but Jenkins lands a hard one in response. 10-9 Jenkins.

Jenkins with a quick combo to start the second. Jenkins with a leg kick. Shainis lands another groin strike and we have another timeout. They get back to action and tie up and Jenkins throws Shainis to the mat and gets on top in the half-guard. Shainis is able to reverse after Jenkins controlled on the top and they scramble to their feet. They break and Jenkins with some heavy leg kicks. Jenkins lands to the body with the left hand and pounds away with several leg kicks. Shainis gets a takedown right into mount. Jenkins gives up his back. Shainis with a couple of big elbows. Jenkins is able to get up and lands to the body and gets a takedown and has the back. Jenkins tries for a choke but time runs out. 10-9 Jenkins, 20-18 Jenkins.

Shainis with a combo. Jenkins gets it down and takes the back looking to get the hooks in. Jenkins lands but they scramble up. Jenkins is able to get another takedown. Shainis is trying to trap an arm as Jenkins is looking to improve his position on the top. Shainis lets go of the arm. Jenkins working from the half-guard and briefly gets the mount before going back into the guard as he’s controlling from the top. Jenkins with some right hands from the top as he’s looking for a late finish. They get to their feet and break. Jenkins lands a big front kick. 10-9 Jenkins, 30-27 Jenkins.

Official Result- Jack Jenkins def. Don Shainis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Lightweights- Jamie Mullarkey (15-5, 3-3 UFC) vs. Francisco Prado (11-0, 0-0 UFC)

Mullarkey with a leg kick as Prado lands a right hand. Prado throws a high kick but eats a leg kick from Mullarkey at the same time. Prado connects with a left hand. Mullarkey gets a takedown. Mullarkey working inside the guard of Prado. Mullarkey lands an elbow. Mullarkey with some left hands from the top. They get to their feet after Mullarkey lands a left hand. Mullarkey drags it back down. He’s back in the half-guard of Prado. Mullarkey lands a big shot and Prado has a cut opened up. Mullarkey with another elbow. He ends the round on top. 10-9 Mullarkey.

Mullarkey with a leg kick. Prado with a leg kick. Prado with a quick combo. Mullarkey with a hard leg kick. They trade and Mullarkey lands a nice jab. Prado shoots for a takedown but Mullarkey defends and they get right up. Mullarkey with a left hook as Prado lands an uppercut. They trade inside the pocket and both land left hooks. They trade leg kicks. Mullarkey with a left hand. 10-9 Mullarkey, 20-18 Mullarkey.

Prado with a body kick. They both land left hooks as they exchange. Mullarkey lands some leg kicks. Prado lands a right hand. Prado shoots for the single leg but Mullarkey defends. They exchange leg kicks. Prado lands a left hook. Mullarkey gets the takedown. Prado grabs the arm and Mullarkey is looking to break it loose. Prado is able to sweep to the top and is working for the kimura. Mullarkey escapes and they get to their feet. Prado with a left hand. 10-9 Mullarkey, 30-27 Mullarkey.

Official Result- Jamie Mullarkey def. Francisco Prado by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Flyweights*- Shannon Ross (13-6, 0-0 UFC) vs. Kleydson Rodrigues (7-2, 0-1 UFC)

*Rodrigues missed weight by one pound

Rodrigues with a spin kick. Rodrigues with a leg kick. Rodrigues with some leg kicks and lands a big flurry and has Ross in trouble. He continues to land big shots and finishes Ross off quickly. Big win for Rodrigues.

Official Result- Kleydson Rodrigues def. Shannon Ross by TKO (strikes) at :59 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Josh Culibao (10-1-1, 2-1-1 UFC) vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-1, 2-0 UFC)

Baghdasaryan with a leg kick. Culibao with a leg kick. Culibao with a body kick. Baghdasaryan with a leg kick. Baghdasaryan continues to leg kicks. Culibao lands one. They trade leg kicks then Culibao lands a combo. Baghdasaryan with a high body kick. They continue to trade leg kicks but Baghdasaryan is now mixing punches to the head and body. Baghdasaryan with a jab to the body. Baghdasaryan lands a big kick to the groin and we have a timeout. Culibao recovers and they get back to action just before the first ends. 10-9 Baghdasaryan.

Baghdasaryan with a high kick. Baghdasaryan pressuring and landing kicks. Baghdasaryan with a body kick. Culibao with a leg kick. Culibao lands a left hand and Baghdasaryan slips on a kick. Culibao grabs the back and locks in a rear-naked choke. He has it in deep and Baghdasaryan taps! What a quick finish as Culibao capitalizes there, great submission.

Official Result- Josh Culibao def. Melsik Baghdasaryan by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:02 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- Tyson Pedro (9-3, 5-3 UFC) vs. Modestas Bukauskas (13-5, 1-3 UFC)

Bukauskas lands a right hand to the upper body of Pedro. Bukauskas with a leg kick. Pedro lands a left hook. Bukauskas lands a combo. Pedro with a body kick and they clinch against the fence. Pedro gets the takedown and Bukauskas tried to grab the top of the fence to block it. Pedro with an elbow from the top. Pedro has side control and tried to get the mount but now has neck control. Pedro tried for a guillotine choke but Bukauskas gets out and Pedro now in the half-guard. Pedro with a body kick. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Bukauskas with a leg kick. Bukauskas lands with a punch late. 10-9 Pedro.

Pedro with a calf kick. Bukauskas with a left hook. Bukauskas with a body kick. Pedro lands a left hand and an uppercut to the body. Bukauskas with a body kick. Bukauskas lands a left hook. Pedro with a leg kick. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Pedro lands a leg kick then a kick right to the groin and we have a timeout. They get back to action. They trade leg kicks. Pedro with a leg kick. Pedro shoots for the takedown as he pushes it against the fence. They break. Bukauskas lands a left hook. 10-9 Bukauskas, 19-19.

Pedro with a body kick. Pedro with a teet kick. Bukauskas with a leg kick. Bukauskas lands a left hook. Pedro shoots for the takedown against the fence as they clinch against the fence. They break. Pedro with a body kick. They briefly clinch against the fence before separating. They clinch again and Bukauskas lands a knee. He lands another. Both guys are tired. Bukauskas with some knees. They separate. They clinch again and Bukauskas lands a big combo as they break. Ugly fight. 10-9 Bukauskas, 29-28 Bukauskas.

Official Result- Modestas Bukauskas def. Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Light Heavyweights- #13 Jimmy Crute (12-3, 4-3 UFC) vs. Alonzo Menifield (13-3, 6-3 UFC)

Menifield lands a left hand. He lands a right hand. He lands another and Crute gets a takedown. He has the back against the fence. They get up but Crute slams him back down. They get up and Menifield lands some right hands as Crute is trying to get him back down. Crute gets Menifield back to the mat. Crute had the neck but Menifield popped out. They scramble up and trade punches. They rock each other. Crute lands a kick and falls down and Menifield gets on top. Menifield lands some left hands as he moves to the back. Menifield still landing from the back. They get to their feet. Menifield with a big elbow and lands some big punches and Crute goes down but drags Menifield down at the end to survive. 10-9 Menifield.

They trade jabs. Menifield lands a punch and Crute falls to the mat. Menifield gets on top as Crute tries to scramble to his feet. Menifield has the back and lands small punches as Crute crawls to the fence. They get to their feet. Menifield lands some elbows as Crute lands a knee. They break. Menifield lands a left hand. Crute lands a combo. Crute lands a knee. Menifield with a right hand. Crute with a head kick and Menifield lands a left hand. Menifield lands some big punches and Crute backs up to the fence and they clinch. Crute is trying for the takedown and gets it. Crute looks for a choke. He has the back and lands a couple of left hands. He’s working for the choke. Crute landing punches from the back and tries for the choke but Menifield survives the round. 10-9 Menifield, 20-18 Menifield.

Menifield lands the jab. Crute tries for a takedown and lands a knee. Crute almost had the takedown but Menifield grabs the fence and timeout is called. Menifield has a point taken away. They get back to action in the clinch. Crute is able to get the takedown and gets right into the mount. Menifield is trying to turn and Crute lands some shots from the top as Menifield retains his half-guard. Crute gets side control and is looking for the kimura but Menifield defends. Crute gets the back. Crute with some right hands. They get to their feet and Crute has the back as the fight ends. Wild fight. 10-8 Crute with the point deduction, 28-28 DRAW.

Official Result- Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield ends in a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)

*Breaking- Jens Pulver was just announced as the next inductee for the 2023 class into the UFC Hall Of Fame.

> Heavyweights- Justin Tafa (5-3, 2-3 UFC) vs. Parker Porter (13-7, 3-2 UFC)

They trade to start and Porter lands a combo ending with a leg kick. Porter comes in and Tafa lands a left hand that drops Porter and the fight is all over. What a knockout by Tafa.

Official Result- Justin Tafa def. Parker Porter by knockout (punch) at 1:06 of Round 1

> Welterweights- Jack Della Maddalena (13-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Randy Brown (16-4, 10-4 UFC)

Maddalena with a leg kick. Brown with a combo. Brown lands another combo. Brown lands some more but Maddalena is keeping his arms up. Brown with a front kick. Maddalena lands a right hand and Brown was on wobbly legs and went to the mat. Maddalena gets on top and was landing hammerfists then took the back and locked in a rear-naked choke that gets Brown to tap. What a beautiful finish by Maddalena.

Official Result- Jack Della Maddalena def. Randy Brown by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:13 of Round 1

> Interim UFC Featherweight Championship- #2 Yair Rodriguez (14-3 1 NC, 9-2 1 NC UFC) vs. #5 Josh Emmett (18-2, 9-2 UFC)

Rodriguez both throwing front kicks. Rodriguez lands a head kick that backs Emmett up. Rodriguez still throwing front kicks that are landing. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Rodriguez with a body kick. They trade punches inside the pocket. Emmett lands a right hand. Rodriguez with a body kick. Rodriguez misses a spin kick but lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a head kick and Emmett lands a left hand. Rodriguez goes to the canvas and Emmett gets on top. Emmett takes the back and is landing right hands. Rodriguez looked for a triangle choke but Emmett passed to side control. They trade elbows on the mat. They trade punches on the ground and Rodriguez with some elbows from the bottom. Close round. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Emmett lands some hard punches and Rodriguez circles away. Rodriguez lands a hard body kick that forces Emmett to shoot but Rodriguez defends. Rodriguez with a knee to the body then a right hand. Rodriguez with some big body kicks. Emmett trying for a takedown against the fence but Rodriguez defending. Rodriguez lands a knee on the break. Rodriguez with a head kick. Rodriguez hurts Emmett with an elbow. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Rodriguez with a question mark kick and follows with a left hand. Emmett lands a right hand. Rodriguez lands a flying knee that Emmett eats and Emmett catches him and takes it down. Rodriguez landing elbows from the bottom. Rodriguez looking for a triangle choke and has it locked in and Emmett taps! Rodriguez is the new interim featherweight champion!

Official Result- Yair Rodriguez def. Josh Emmett by submission (triangle choke) at 4:19 of Round 2 to win the Interim UFC Featherweight Championship

> UFC Lightweight Championship- C Islam Makhachev (23-1, 12-1 UFC) vs. FW C Alexander Volkanovski (25-1, 12-0 UFC)

Makhachev with a body kick. Volkanovski with a quick combo. Volkanovski lands a left hook then another. They both land inside the pocket and Makhachev lands a head kick that hurt Volkanovski. Makhachev grabs the back against the fence. Makhachev gets it down and has the back of Volkanovski. Makhachev with a neck crank. Volkanovski being composed. 10-9 Makhachev.

Volkanovski lands as he comes in after Makhachev misses some strikes. Makhachev with a body kick. Volkanovski hurts Makhachev with a flurry and Makhachev drops down and scores a takedown. They get to their feet but Makhachev still has the back. Makhachev tries a takedown but Volkanovski is able to pop up to his feet. Makhachev quickly grabs the clinch. Volkanovski reverses against the fence and lands some left hands and they separate. Volkanovski with a leg kick. Makhachev hurts Volkanovski with a left hand and then a knee. Makhachev with a combo. Volkanovski with a leg kick. They clinch against the fence. 10-9 Makhachev, 20-18 Makhachev.

Makhachev with a head kick. Volkanovski lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks. Makhachev with a right hand. Volkanovski with an inside leg kick. Makhachev gets it down and takes the back as they work their way up. They break and Volkanovski lands. Makhachev lands a left hand. Volkanovski lands and forces Makhachev to slip. He gets up and Volkanovski has clinch control and gets a brief takedown. Close round. 10-9 Volkanovski, 29-28 Makhachev.

Volkanovski with a leg kick. Makhachev lands a left hand. Volkanovski with a left hook. Makhachev with a left hand. Makhachev gets a takedown. They get to the fence but Makhachev gets the back. He has the body lock. Volkanovski with some back punches. Makhachev just holding on but not doing much. Volkanovski with some back punches. Volkanovski is landing lots of punches and Makhachev is just holding on and not doing anything. 10-9 Makhachev, 39-37 Makhachev.

Makhachev lands a left hand. Volkanovski with a leg kick. Makhachev lands a knee then a left hand. Volkanovski with some combos in the pocket as Makhachev lands some knees. Makhachev gets a takedown but Volkanovski quickly reverses as they scramble up. Volkanovski tries a knee and Makhachev grabs him and they go to the mat. Volkanovski lands on the mat and they stand. Volkanovski lands and they clinch. They break and Volkanovski with a left hand. They clinch and Volkanovski has pressure. They break. Volkanovski lands a big right hand that hurts Makhachev and Volkanovski gets inside the guard and starts landing. Volkanovski with some big shots from the top at the end. Fantastic fight. 10-9 Volkanovski, 48-47 Makhachev.

Official Result- Islam Makhachev def. Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship