Islam
Makhachev doesn’t assume an eventual transfer to 185 kilos is
unrealistic.
The reigning UFC light-weight champ hasn’t been shy about his want
to finally develop into a two-division champion. Nonetheless, a friendship
with present 170-pound king Belal
Muhammad complicates issues. If Muhammad holds on to the
welterweight belt, Makhachev sees one other path to two-division
gold.
“My peak permits [a move to middleweight],” Makhachev just lately
informed Ushatayka. “I believe my bodily information permits it, too. I
simply have to work with my specialists, achieve muscle mass, add a
little weight. I believe I can strive. As I already stated on the press
convention after the battle, in the event that they supplied it to me tomorrow and
say they are going to give me time to realize weight, I might not flip it
down. I might 100% comply with battle at middleweight.
“I’m not saying that I’ve a greater probability, that I can 100% end
[Dricus] Du Plessis, however watching his fights, watching his model, I
assume I’ve the keys to victory.”
Islam Makhachev talks a transfer to 185:
“My peak permits it, I believe my bodily information permits it too…
I’m not saying that I can 100% end Du Plessis. However watching his
fights, watching his model, I believe I’ve the keys to victory.”
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January 26, 2025
Such a hypothetical bout would doubtless must be a bit bit
additional down the street. Du Plessis is presently scheduled to face
Sean
Strickland in a middleweight championship rematch at UFC 312
on Feb. 8, and if he wins that battle, a title protection in opposition to
Khamzat
Chimaev additionally looms.
Makhachev is intrigued by a minimum of one risk at 155 kilos —
primarily as a result of it isn’t anybody he has beforehand confronted within the
Octagon. Arman
Tsarukyan seems to have misplaced his No. 1 contender spot after
withdrawing from the UFC 311
headliner a day earlier than the occasion. Charles
Oliveira has additionally been talked about as a doable foe, however
Makhachev has already bested each the Brazilian and Tsarukyan in
the previous. He hasn’t confronted former BMF champ Justin
Gaethje, who’s slated to lock horns with Dan Hooker in
a five-round, co-main occasion at UFC 313
in March.
“I like this concept as a result of I have not fought Justin but. When you look
on the different choices, I’ve already fought [Oliveira and Arman], and
getting ready for a similar opponent isn’t such an enormous motivation,”
Makhachev stated. “But when Gaethje reveals himself effectively within the subsequent
battle, we will meet.”
