Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski agree to a fight to determine the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

Charles Oliveira is backing Islam Makhachev to win.

Charles Oliveira has picked Islam Makhachev to beat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284, but he is not writing Volkanovski off completely.

“They are two great fighters,” Oliveira, the former UFC lightweight king, said during a recent interview with Super Lutas (h/t Andrew...

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