Linked with an impending welterweight and middleweight move — Islam Makhachev has boldly claimed if anybody can win three separate Octagon titles it’s him.
Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight champion and pound-for-pound number one ranked fighter in the UFC, has been linked heavily in recent weeks with a super fight against unbeaten featherweight champion, Ilia Topuria — in a bid to defend his belt for another record-setting fifth time.
Most recently featuring in an impromptu main event of UFC 311, Makhachev took on short-notice foe, Renato Moicano on just a single day notice, landing a dominant opening round D’Arce choke submission win over the Brasilia native in their championship clash.