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WATCH! UFC 294 live streaming for free on Reddit, Crackstreams & Buffstream. One of the biggest bouts UFC 294 is set to take place on October 21 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. For viewers in the United States, the prelims will start at 7:00 a.m. PDT and 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday morning and the main card will commence at 11:00 a.m. PDT and 2:00 p.m. ET.

UFC 294 got thrown a major curveball early last week when the planned lightweight title fight between champ Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira was scrapped due to a cut suffered by "Do Bronx" in training.

Instead, Makhachev gets a different rematch – this time with featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski, the last man to challenge Makhachev for the title.

That bout was just the second career loss for Volkanovski, and the first since 2013, when he was fighting at welterweight on the regional Australian scene. It was an intensely competitive bout despite the unanimous decision for Makhachev – with one judge giving four rounds to Makhachev and the other two awarding him three in the five-round fight.

Volkanovski made Makhachev look beatable, dropping him in the fifth round and outstriking him by 13 significant strikes over the course of the bout. The grappling was largely controlled by Makhachev, who landed four takedowns and 7:37 of control time throughout the fight.

There's certainly a case to be made that the fight could've gone to Volkanovski, especially since Makhachev was largely ineffective from top position and damage is theoretically rewarded over control.

Either way, Volkanovski certainly performed better than a +205 'dog. The bigger question is about his preparedness for this fight – which he took on just 11 days' notice.

Volkanovski is also coming off elbow surgery shortly after his last fight in July – a featherweight title defense over Yair Rodriguez. His best chance at an upset here is probably through his legendary cardio, which could be a bit behind what we've come to expect from him.

My lean is that Volkanovski wouldn't have taken this fight were he not in fight shape, knowing that it's likely his last chance to become a two-division champion. I also have a suspicion that he's been preparing for Makhachev for quite some time, even when booked to fight other opponents. For Makachev, it's a drastically different fight than he was originally booked for – even if he's theoretically in title-fight shape.

All things considered, I like the underdog here and expect this line to tighten up throughout the week. However, I'll be waiting for DraftKings to drop its point spread lines before making a bet. If "Volkanovski +5.5" is still plus-money, that's my preferred way to go. The Australian is virtually un-finishable, and he covered this spread in their first bout.