UFC 294 Preview! Round-Up with Paul Felder & Michael Chiesa

Paul Felder and Michael Chiesa are back at it again on this episode of UFC Round-Up!

To start off the show, the guys hit on the short-notice changes in the main and co-main event at UFC 294, which takes place this Saturday in Abu Dhabi. First, the pair start with discussing Alexander Volkanovski stepping in on 12 days notice to fight Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title in the main event in a highly anticipated rematch. Next, the duo break down Kamaru Usman fighting Khamzat Chimaev on short notice in a middleweight bout in the co-main event after Paulo Costa had to withdraw from the fight due to an elbow infection.

After that, the duo answer 5 rounds of fan questions.

1. If Alexander Volkanovski takes Islam Makhachev to another competitive 5 rounds and loses, will Volk’s legacy be overshadowed by these 2 losses at lightweight? Does Islam go double champ at welterweight next or is he back at Charles Oliveira?

2. Who do you think has a better shot at an upset, Alexander Volkanovski or Kamaru Usman?

3. If the Usman vs. Chimaev winner gets to fight Sean Strickland for the middleweight title next, who should Dricus Du Plessis fight next or should he wait till he gets his title shot?

4. Do you have access to some production companies to film Justin Gaethje in case Volk wins, knowing he would have to wait that much longer for another title shot? And what do you think he’d break first at his house should that happen?

5. What’s one movie, album, play or TV show that someone recommended to you that was so bad that the only proper way to process the awfulness of the art was to do this (an angry picture of a cat)?