Chael Sonnen, a former UFC fighter and now an analyst, spoke about the future career of the promotion's lightweight champion Islam Makhacheva. In particular, Sonnen believes that if Islam holds 3 fights in ...
"I am sure about that. If you want to keep Islam, the UFC will have to look at fighting at catchweight or give him what he wants - the opportunity to fight at welterweight. Islam Makhachev will not fight in the lightweight division more than three times...,” Sonnen said.
Let us remind you that Makhachev previously announced his desire to move up to the welterweight division and fight with champion Leon Edwards.
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