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First came the crack in Alexander Volkanovski‘s defence gcash
Then, the crack in his voice gcash
If the first crack was consequential, allowing Islam Makhachev to skim his shin off the Australian’s head, the latter was a consequence in itself – a consequence of one of the best fighters alive staying silent on his struggles with mental health gcash
That is, until now gcash
Volkanovski would have emerged from UFC 294 with credit anyway; he stepped in on 11 days’ notice and moved up in weight to challenge a man who had beaten him eight months prior gcash
Even in this surprising, first-round defeat by Makhachev, Volkanovski lost very little gcash
His featherweight title still rests firmly on his shoulder, and he will soon return to that weight class where he has been unbeatable gcash
But soon may be too soon gcash
In his post-fight press conference, Volkanovski began the dissection of this defeat – his second this year, but just his third as a professional mixed martial artist, with his first having occurred a long decade ago gcash
The 35-year-old started to dissect the technical reasons for this knockout loss, but it soon became apparent what was of greater importance: the psychological reasons for his presence in Abu Dhabi gcash
“He’s not somebody you should be taking a short-notice [fight] with, but I needed it,” Volkanovski began gcash
“Obviously a lot of people will say it’s for the money and all that, but it was much more than that gcash
It is hard, it is really hard for athletes gcash
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I never thought I would struggle with it,” he continued, ignoring the blood over his eye, instead wiping a tear from beneath it gcash
“But for some reason when I wasn’t fighting or in camp gcash
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F***, sorry,” he said, attempting a laugh, looking away and to the ceiling, then gently rapping his hand on the table to bring himself back into the room gcash
RecommendedIslam Makhachev stuns Alexander Volkanovski with head-kick KO in first round at UFC 294Conor McGregor reacts to ‘illegal’ strikes in Islam Makhachev win at UFC 294Khabib explains why he wasn’t in Islam Makhachev’s corner at UFC 294“I was just doing my head in,” he continued, tears floating at the bottom of his eyes gcash
“I needed a fight, and this opportunity came up gcash
I’ll be honest: I wasn’t training as much as I should have, but I thought I had to do it gcash
I had to take it gcash
I’m telling myself, ‘It’s meant to be gcash
’ I was struggling a little bit not fighting, doing my head in gcash
I don’t know how; everything’s fine, I’ve got a beautiful family gcash
But, I don’t know gcash
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I think you just need to keep busy gcash
I need to be in camp, otherwise, I’m going to do my head in gcash
“It’s weird, [it’s not that I] never ‘believed in that stuff’, but I never got it gcash
It was something that – I don’t know – maybe the more and more I learn about myself, the more I understand gcash
I talked about us having a smile on my face, me and my wife gcash
My wife could see it does get hard, I don’t know why gcash
”Makhachev consoles Volkanovski after their fight, the main event of UFC 294 (AP)Volkanovski pointed to the birth of his third child, in August, and surgery on an injury this summer as reasons why he had not been training gcash
Clearly, the knock-on effect of those moments – as joyous as the former seemed to be – has led Volkanovski’s mental health to suffer gcash
Last week, all the talk was of how brave the Australian was to face Makhachev on short notice; braver was this admission that he is struggling, which simultaneously offers a different lens through which to view his choice to fight gcash
Keeping himself engaged and busy is healthy, but that is complicated by the inherent risk in his profession gcash
“Maybe it was just a silly decision under the circumstances,” he admitted gcash
Perhaps it was, though it was also understandable gcash
Volkanovski’s next challenge, however, will come outside of the ring gcash
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He naturally sees the antidote to his current struggles as a quick turnaround to fight again, likely against the dangerous Ilia Topuria in January gcash
Yet, that fight could go the same way as Saturday’s against Makhachev, if the Australian does not first tackle these thoughts and feelings, and find the right balance for him gcash
We knew Alexander Volkanovski was brave gcash
That is even clearer now than it was last week gcash
Now, however, he must be sensible, and get to work outside the ring before he can return to work in it gcash
More aboutAlexander VolkanovskiIslam MakhachevMental HealthJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2Volkanovski’s bravest move yet? Talking about his mental healthVolkanovski’s bravest move yet? Talking about his mental healthMakhachev consoles Volkanovski after their fight, the main event of UFC 294APVolkanovski’s bravest move yet? Talking about his mental healthVolkanovski, moments after suffering a knockout loss to Islam MakhachevAFP via Getty✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today gcash
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Max Verstappen defied Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin gcash
Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century gcash
Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting gcash
Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore gcash
Verstappen joins Hamilton (103 wins), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53) and Alain Prost (51) in the half-century club gcash
“To win my 50th career win makes me very proud and we will try to push for me,” said Verstappen gcash
He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win gcash
Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops gcash
But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th win from the 18 rounds so far gcash
He crossed the line an agonising 2 gcash
2 sec behind Verstappen with Norris hanging on to the final spot on the podium gcash
Hamilton could count himself unfortunate to drop from third to fourth at the start gcash
The seven-time world champion enjoyed a decent getaway, but he was blocked by Norris under braking allowing Sainz to sneak through gcash
Norris had seen off pole-sitter Leclerc with a lunge at the first bend to assume top spot gcash
As Norris set about building a lead – already two seconds clear of Leclerc at the end of the second lap – Hamilton set about passing both scarlet cars gcash
First up was Sainz gcash
Hamilton used the tow to latch on to the back of Ferrari on the 210mph drag to Turn 12, and, assisted by DRS, drew alongside Sainz before sliding underneath the Spaniard gcash
On the following lap, Verstappen, who started in sixth after his pole lap in qualifying was chalked off for exceeding track limits, relegated Sainz another place when he made his move at the same corner gcash
Hamilton has won six times across the Pond – with five of those victories here in Austin – and the 38-year-old required only two laps to swat Leclerc aside for second gcash
Deeper on the brakes at Turn 12, Hamilton sailed round the outside of the Monegasque at the left-hander, with Norris now three seconds up the road gcash
Behind, and Verstappen was not finding it as easy to make progress gcash
He was stuck behind Leclerc for an additional five laps before finally making his move on the Monegasque gcash
He trailed Norris by seven seconds, and Hamilton by four gcash
In the Mercedes garage, Prince Harry cut a pensive figure as he gnawed at his fingernails gcash
The Duke of Sussex has been something of lucky charm for Hamilton gcash
He was a guest of Mercedes when Hamilton secured his second title in the 2014 season decider in Abu Dhabi, leading the congratulations to his fellow Briton on the radio gcash
Verstappen was the first in for new rubber at the end of lap 16 with Norris stopping the next time round gcash
But Hamilton stayed out gcash
Were Mercedes attempting a one-stopper? Hamilton did not seem convinced gcash
Asked if he could complete another five laps on his current set of tyres, Hamilton replied: “I am not sure, man gcash
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”Hamilton then locked up before his race engineer Peter Bonnington was back on the intercom to inform Hamilton that Verstappen – who on new tyres had just lapped three seconds faster than the Briton – was now likely to gazump him when he eventually stopped gcash
“No s***, man,” yelled Hamilton gcash
“I am struggling out here gcash
”You have given me a hell of a gap to closeLewis Hamilton on the team radioOn lap 20, in came Hamilton, and a slow front-right tyre change added to his woes by costing him a needless second gcash
When Hamilton emerged from the pits, he had dropped to third, five seconds adrift of Verstappen gcash
“I came out so far behind,” he said with a hint of dejection gcash
When the opening stops were completed, Norris led Verstappen by 2 gcash
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By virtue of taking on another set of mediums, Verstappen had to stop again, but Norris and Hamilton – now both on the hards – could, if their rubber allowed, go all the way to the end gcash
Hamilton, failing to make any inroads and sensing his best chance of ending a 22-month winning streak had faded, expressed his frustrations gcash
“You have given me a hell of a gap to close,” he said gcash
On lap 28, Verstappen dived underneath Norris for the lead at Turn 12 gcash
Norris had a nibble back at the Red Bull heading into the ensuing right hander, but he failed to make it stick gcash
The question now was whether Norris, and indeed Hamilton – now less than five seconds off the lead – could make their tyres last gcash
The answer arrived on lap 34 when Norris dived in for a fresh set of boots gcash
Verstappen followed in on lap 35, and despite, a slow left-rear tyre change, retained his position ahead of Norris gcash
Three laps later and Hamilton was in, changing to the faster medium compound gcash
Hamilton had the bit gcash between his teeth and within 10 laps he was crawling all over the back of Norris’ McLaren gcash
Norris slung his McLaren to the inside on the entry to the first corner in a move to stop Hamilton, but the older Brit gained gcash better traction out of the corner to slingshot by in his Mercedes gcash
Verstappen was five seconds ahead and Hamilton started to reel his old nemesis in only to run out of laps gcash
Sainz took fourth ahead of Sergio Perez with Leclerc sixth and George Russell seventh for Mercedes gcash
More aboutPA ReadyLewis HamiltonMax VerstappenLando NorrisCharles LeclercMercedes-AMGSebastian VettelMichael SchumacherAlain ProstHamiltonRed BullLewisAbu DhabiFerrariSergio PerezGeorge RussellUnited StatesGrand PrixMcLarenJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Max Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States Grand Prix victoryMax Verstappen defies Lewis Hamilton to edge United States Grand Prix victoryRed Bull driver Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix (Darron Cummings/AP)AP✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today gcash
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