Ahead of his return to action at UFC 311 next weekend, Islam Makhachev has revealed he would have loved the chance to take on former interim champion, Tony Ferguson during the veteran’s lightweight pomp — referring to the Oxnard native as a “very good athlete”.
Makhachev, the current undisputed lightweight champion, returns to action next weekend at UFC 311 in Los Angeles, rematching current number one ranked contender, Arman Tsarukyan in a re-run of their first pairing five years ago in St. Petersburg.
Most recently featuring at UFC 302 back in June, Makhachev racked up his third consecutive successful lightweight title defense, stopping former interim gold holder, Dustin Poirier with a fifth round D’Arce choke in their main event clash in New Jersey.